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Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal

- Or, Eighteen Months in the Polar Regions, in Search of Sir John Franklin's Expedition, in the Years 1850-51

About Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal

Naval officer Sherard Osborn (1822-75) commanded the steam vessel Pioneer during Horatio Thomas Austin's 1850-1 mission in search of the missing Franklin expedition. Osborn's compelling eyewitness account, published in 1852, describes the first (and successful) trial of steam in the punishing Arctic conditions.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781108071772
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 344
  • Published:
  • April 16, 2014
  • Dimensions:
  • 139x215x24 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 452 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: November 29, 2024

Description of Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal

Naval officer Sherard Osborn (1822-75) commanded the steam vessel Pioneer during Horatio Thomas Austin's 1850-1 mission in search of the missing Franklin expedition. Osborn's compelling eyewitness account, published in 1852, describes the first (and successful) trial of steam in the punishing Arctic conditions.

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