Arctic Hell-Ship - The Voyage of HMS Enterprise 1850-1855 (Paperback)


In 1850, Richard Collinson captained the HMS Enterprise on a voyage to the Arctic via the Bering Strait in search of the missing Franklin expedition. Arctic Hell-Ship describes the daily progress of this little-known Arctic expedition, and examines the steadily worsening relations between Collinson and his officers. William Barr has based his research on a wide range of original archival documents, and the book is illustrated with a selection of vivid paintings by the ship's assistant surgeon, Edward Adams.

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In 1850, Richard Collinson captained the HMS Enterprise on a voyage to the Arctic via the Bering Strait in search of the missing Franklin expedition. Arctic Hell-Ship describes the daily progress of this little-known Arctic expedition, and examines the steadily worsening relations between Collinson and his officers. William Barr has based his research on a wide range of original archival documents, and the book is illustrated with a selection of vivid paintings by the ship's assistant surgeon, Edward Adams.

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General

Imprint

University of Alberta Press

Country of origin

Canada

Release date

June 2007

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

May 2003

Authors

Dimensions

254 x 169 x 19mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

332

ISBN-13

978-0-88864-472-5

Barcode

9780888644725

Categories

LSN

0-88864-472-8



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