Across the Top of the World: The Quest for the Northwest Passage
Author(s):
Delgado, James P.
Copyright: 1999, US
Specifications: 1st, 4to, pp.xii, 228, 80 color & 100 bw photos, 6 maps, blue cloth
Condition: dj & cloth new.
A lavishly illustrated, comprehensive history of the long search for the fabled sea route through the Arctic. This work uses explorers’ published accounts, letters, and journals to follow the many, ill-fated expeditions which searched for the Northwest Passage. Includes the ill-fated Franklin expedition, Amundsen’s successful Northwest Passage, and much more.