The Voyage of the Prince Albert in Search of Sir John Franklin: A Narrative of Every-Day Life in the Arctic Seas

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Cambridge University Press, 16 set 2010 - 448 pagine
William Parker Snow (1817-1895) was a sailor, explorer and writer. In 1850 he wrote to Lady Franklin volunteering his services to lead a land expedition to recover her husband, Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) who had not returned from his 1845 Arctic expedition. Lady Franklin declined his offer, but appointed him as second in command to Charles Forsyth on her first sponsored rescue expedition in 1850 to recover her husband. First published in 1851, this volume contains Snow's account of this rescue expedition. Taken from Snow's personal diary written during the expedition, he describes the hazardous conditions the expedition faced during the brief Arctic summer. The daily life of Snow and the crew, the methods used to ensure safe passage through ice floes and the dramatic Arctic landscapes are described in vivid detail, providing valuable information about nineteenth century Arctic expeditions.
 

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Introduction Public Sympathy for Sir John Franklin
1
Engaging the Crew Payday for Advance Wages
15
Ready for Sea Lively Excitement An Arctic Leap
27
Fairly at Sea Good Qualities of the Vessel A nautical
36
Succession of foul Winds and heavy Gales Hove to
49
Taking the first Ice Heavy Gales and Snowstorms
62
Thick Fog Gutta Percha Boat Watering from
76
The Crows Nest Ice Gear Entrance to the great
96
The Esquimaux Adam A strange Story Excite
204
Return towards Cape York The Pioneer
217
The Assistance Intrepid and Felix proceed
231
Lancaster Sound No Field Ice A rapid Run
245
Pass Batty Bay Off Fury Beach Stopped by heavy
257
Again at Whaler Point Variety of Provisions left there
272
Plan of future Proceedings for the Vessel Observe
289
Appearance of the Ice Barrows Straits Cape Hurd
305

Labyrinth of Icebergs Fall in with Sir John Ross
110
Ice opens Sail made Seven Vessels in Sight
122
Slow Progress through the Ice A warm Day Cap
135
Better Weather Still beset Attempt to reach Cap
143
Superior sailing Qualities of the Prince Albert
159
Laborious Efforts to work through some heavy Ice
177
Cape York Visit the Shore Communication with
189
Entrance of P R Inlet again Thick foggy Weather
322
Pass Cape Liverpool Off Possession Bay Land there
338
Information from the North Star Very thick
349
Homeward bound Extraordinary Clearance of Ice
360
Difficulty of taking a lunar Observation in a Gale
371
Appendix 337
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