A Voyage to Hudson's Bay, by the Dobbs Galley and California, in the Years 1746 and 1747, for Discovering a North West Passage; with an Accurate Survey of the Coast, and a Short Natural History of the Country. Together with a Fair View of the Facts and Arguments from which the Future Finding of Such Passage is Rendered Probable. By Henry Ellis Gent. ... To which is Prefixed, an Historical Account of the Attempts...for the Finding a Passage that Way to the East-Indies
A Voyage to Hudson's Bay, by the Dobbs Galley and California, in the Years 1746 and 1747, for Discovering a North West Passage; with an Accurate Survey of the Coast, and a Short Natural History of the Country. Together with a Fair View of the Facts and Arguments from which the Future Finding of Such Passage is Rendered Probable. By Henry Ellis Gent. ... To which is Prefixed, an Historical Account of the Attempts...for the Finding a Passage that Way to the East-Indies

Author: Henry Governatore della Georgia Ellis

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Published: 1748

Total Pages: 412

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Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Passage
Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Passage

Author: Alan Day

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2006-01-03

Total Pages: 475

ISBN-13: 081086519X

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The Northwest Passage was repeatedly sought for over four centuries. From the first attempt in the late 15th century to Roald Amundsen's famous voyage of 1903-1906 where the feat was first accomplished to expeditions in the late 1940s by the Mounties to discover an even more northern route, author Alan Day covers all aspects of the ongoing quest that excited the imagination of the world. This compendium of explorers, navigators, and expeditions tackles this broad topic with a convenient, but extensive cross-referenced dictionary. A chronology traces the long succession of treks to find the passage, the introduction helps explain what motivated them, and the bibliography provides a means for those wishing to discover more information on this exciting subject.

The Dream of the North
The Dream of the North

Author: Peter Fjagesund

Publisher: Rodopi

Published: 2014-05-10

Total Pages: 569

ISBN-13: 9401210829

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Northern Europe and North America have dominated the world stage for more than two centuries. Using a wide range of sources, this book provides the first coherent account from a multi-national perspective of the ideas and perceptions that, from the Renaissance onwards, fuelled the North’s rise to prominence, and enabled it to rival the traditional cultural and political hegemony of the South. This includes not only the fascinating conquest of the polar regions, but also the religious upheaval of the Reformation, the changing view of nature engendered by Romanticism, and, not least, the revival of ancient Nordic and Celtic culture. Finally, the book offers an indispensable historical background to current events in the Far North, where the past and the future meet in a complex web of dramatic environmental concerns, the exploitation of natural resources, and the strategies of politics and commerce.