Polar pioneers : John Ross and James Clark Ross /
Ross, M. J. 1908-
Polar pioneers : John Ross and James Clark Ross / M.J. Ross. - Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)1994. - 1 online resource (xvi, 435 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographies and index.
Contents -- Maps -- Foreword by Clive Holland -- Preface -- Illustrations -- 1 The Rosses of Galloway -- 2 John Ross: Early Naval Career, 1786-1817 -- 3 The Revival of Arctic Exploration, 1817 -- 4 Voyage to Baffin's Bay, 1818 -- 5 John Ross versus John Barrow, 1819 -- 6 James Ross Sails with Parry, 1819-27 -- 7 Navigation by Steam, 1819-28 -- 8 John Ross's Second Voyage: Preparation and Departure, 1828-29 -- 9 No News: a Search Is Planned, 1832-33 -- 10 Four Years in Boothia, 1829-33 -- 11 Rewards and Recriminations, 1833-35 12 George Back and Richard King, 1833-3513 James Ross Searches for Whalers and Studies Compasses, 1835-39 -- 14 James Ross in the Antarctic, 1839-43 -- 15 John and George Ross Float Companies, 1835-39 -- 16 John Ross in Stockholm, 1839-46 -- 17 The Franklin Expedition, 1845 -- 18 Sir John Barrow Retires; No News of Franklin, 1846-48 -- 19 Search for Franklin, 1848-49; James Ross in the Enterprise -- 20 Search for Franklin, 1850-51; John Ross in the Felix -- 21 Search for Franklin, 1852-54 / 22 News from the Great Fish River, 1854-56 -- -- 23 John and George Ross: The Closing Years, 1848-56 /24 The Fate of Franklin; James Ross's Closing Years, 1857-62 -- Envoi -- Appendix: Glossary of Place-Names -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y
9780773565036
C94-900427-8
Ross, James Clark, Sir, 1800-1862.
Explorers--Great Britain--Biography.
Explorers--Canada--Biography.
Explorers--Biography.--Great Britain
Explorers--Biography.--Canada
Electronic Books.
G635 / .P653 1994
Polar pioneers : John Ross and James Clark Ross / M.J. Ross. - Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)1994. - 1 online resource (xvi, 435 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographies and index.
Contents -- Maps -- Foreword by Clive Holland -- Preface -- Illustrations -- 1 The Rosses of Galloway -- 2 John Ross: Early Naval Career, 1786-1817 -- 3 The Revival of Arctic Exploration, 1817 -- 4 Voyage to Baffin's Bay, 1818 -- 5 John Ross versus John Barrow, 1819 -- 6 James Ross Sails with Parry, 1819-27 -- 7 Navigation by Steam, 1819-28 -- 8 John Ross's Second Voyage: Preparation and Departure, 1828-29 -- 9 No News: a Search Is Planned, 1832-33 -- 10 Four Years in Boothia, 1829-33 -- 11 Rewards and Recriminations, 1833-35 12 George Back and Richard King, 1833-3513 James Ross Searches for Whalers and Studies Compasses, 1835-39 -- 14 James Ross in the Antarctic, 1839-43 -- 15 John and George Ross Float Companies, 1835-39 -- 16 John Ross in Stockholm, 1839-46 -- 17 The Franklin Expedition, 1845 -- 18 Sir John Barrow Retires; No News of Franklin, 1846-48 -- 19 Search for Franklin, 1848-49; James Ross in the Enterprise -- 20 Search for Franklin, 1850-51; John Ross in the Felix -- 21 Search for Franklin, 1852-54 / 22 News from the Great Fish River, 1854-56 -- -- 23 John and George Ross: The Closing Years, 1848-56 /24 The Fate of Franklin; James Ross's Closing Years, 1857-62 -- Envoi -- Appendix: Glossary of Place-Names -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y
9780773565036
C94-900427-8
Ross, James Clark, Sir, 1800-1862.
Explorers--Great Britain--Biography.
Explorers--Canada--Biography.
Explorers--Biography.--Great Britain
Explorers--Biography.--Canada
Electronic Books.
G635 / .P653 1994