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Title: A PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE
WHILE IN SEARCH OF THE EXPEDITION UNDER SIR JOHN FRANKLIN
By: Alexander Armstrong
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 1108033350
ISBN 13: 9781108033350
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Publisher: CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION
Pub. date: 14 July, 2011
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
Pages: 654
Description: An eye-witness account, published in 1857, of a five-year Arctic voyage in extreme conditions, ending with the crew abandoning ship.
Synopsis: The H.M.S. Investigator spent the years 1850-4 in the Western Arctic engaged in a search for the lost expedition of the explorer Sir John Franklin. In this 1857 publication Alexander Armstrong (1818-99), surgeon and naturalist to the ship, gives a first-hand account of life on board during the voyage, as testimony to the 'heroism, devotion, and endurance' of his shipmates. He describes the harsh conditions that the crew had to endure, and argues convincingly that no travel 'more thoroughly tests man's powers of endurance, both morally and physically' than travelling in the Arctic. He also notes that lemon juice proved the most effective remedy against scurvy. Armstrong's natural history research was cut short when the ship was abandoned and his collections left behind, but he includes an appendix listing the animals and birds observed on the voyage, and the Arctic plants collected by a friend and colleague.
Illustrations: 1 b/w illus. 1 map
Publication: UK
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Returns: Returnable
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