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003			OCoLC
005			20240726105129.0
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050	0	4	_aG660 _b.H868 2019
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aRoss, W. Gillies _q(William Gillies), _d1931- _e1
245	1	0	_aHunters on the track : _bWilliam Penny and the search for Franklin / _cW. Gillies Ross.
260			_aMontreal ; _aKingston ; _aLondon ; _aChicago : _bMcGill-Queen's University Press, _c(c)2019.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
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505	0	0	_aFranklin Departs -- _tWilliam Penny and Arctic Whaling -- _tThe Summer of 1845 -- _tWhaling Interlude -- _tConcern Mounts -- _tA Silver Penny -- _tUnder Way -- _tMore Hunters on the Track -- _tNorth from Disko -- _tSail versus Steam -- _tA Massacre Reported -- _tTo the West Land -- _tInto Lancaster Sound -- _tWellington Channel -- _tWest to Cornwallis Island -- _tBeset in the Drifting Pack -- _tInto Winter Quarters -- _tPreparations for Winter -- _tThe Festive Season -- _tThe Sledging Season: A False Start -- _tSecond Attempt.
520	0		_a"Captains of whaling vessels were experienced navigators of northern waters, and William Penny was in the vanguard of the whaling fraternity. Leading the first maritime expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, he stood out not just for his skill as a sailor but for his curiosity about northern geography and his willingness to seek out Inuit testimony to map uncharted territory. Hunters on the Track describes and analyzes the efforts made by the Scottish whaling master to locate Franklin's missing expedition. Bookended by an account of Penny's whaling career, including the rediscovery of Cumberland Sound, which would play a vital role in British whaling a decade later, W. Gillies Ross provides an in-depth history of the first Franklin searches. He reconstructs the brief but frenetic period when the English-speaking world was preoccupied with locating Franklin, but when the means of that search--the ships chosen, the route taken, the evidence of Franklin's traces--were contested and uncertain. Ross details the particularities of each search at a time when no fewer than eight ships comprising four search expeditions were attempting to find Franklin's tracks. Reconstructing events, relationships, and decisions, he focuses on the work of Penny as commander of HMS Lady Franklin and Sophia, while also outlining the events of other expeditions and interactions among the officers and crews. William Penny is respected as one of the most influential and innovative figures in British Arctic whaling history, but his brief role in the Franklin expedition is less known. Using primary sources, notably private journals from each of the expeditions, Hunters on the Track places him at the forefront of a critical chapter of maritime history and the geographical exploration that began after Franklin disappeared."-- _cProvided by publisher.
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600	1	0	_aPenny, William, _d1809-1892.
650		0	_aWhalers (Persons) _zScotland _vBiography.
650		0	_aWhaling _zArctic regions _xHistory _y19th century.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2178890&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell