Polar Pioneers
Author | : Maurice James Ross |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 1994 |
ISBN-10 | : 0773512349 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780773512344 |
Rating | : 4/5 (344 Downloads) |
Download or read book Polar Pioneers written by Maurice James Ross and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1994 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1829 he mounted a private expedition to search for the passage, during which he became trapped in the Canadian Arctic and survived a four-year ordeal of isolation and hardship. He proved that whatever his shortcomings as an explorer, he could never be accused of lacking courage.