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The Discovery of the North-West Passage by HMS Investigator, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854 - From the Logs and Journals of Capt. Robert Le M. M'Clure, Illustrated by S. Gurney Cresswell (Paperback)
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The Discovery of the North-West Passage by HMS Investigator, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854 - From the Logs and Journals of Capt. Robert Le M. M'Clure, Illustrated by S. Gurney Cresswell (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
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By the middle of the nineteenth century, the North-West Passage, a
trade route from the Atlantic to the Pacific, had been sought for
centuries without success. The Franklin expedition of 1845 became
the latest victim, and Irish naval officer Sir Robert John Le
Mesurier McClure (1807-73) took part in the attempts to ascertain
its fate. His ship, H.M.S. Investigator, spent the years 1850-4 in
the Arctic, and in the course of their search for the lost
expedition, the crew discovered the North-West Passage. Upon his
return to England, following the loss of the Investigator to pack
ice, McClure handed over his journals to author and fellow officer
Sherard Osborn (1822-75), who prepared this narrative of the
pioneering expedition. First published in 1856, the work remains a
compelling account of Arctic exploration, revealing how McClure and
his men survived four forbidding winters.
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