The man who ate his boots : the tragic history of the search for the Northwest Passage /
Brandt tells the fascinating whole story of the search for the Northwest Passage, from its beginnings early in the age of exploration through its development into a British national obsession to the final sordid, terrible descent into scurvy, starvation, and cannibalism.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2010.
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| Summary: | Brandt tells the fascinating whole story of the search for the Northwest Passage, from its beginnings early in the age of exploration through its development into a British national obsession to the final sordid, terrible descent into scurvy, starvation, and cannibalism. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 441 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780307263926 0307263924 |