A Winter Away from Home: William Barents and the Northeast Passage
Author:   Rayner Unwin
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN:  

9780850364422


Pages:   280
Publication Date:   01 June 1995
Format:   Paperback
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A Winter Away from Home: William Barents and the Northeast Passage


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Around the end of the 16th century, several expeditions had undertaken to establish a north-east passage, but sea-fogs, pack-ice and the confusing geography of the coast of Russia consistently frustrated them. No-one pursued the idea of a north-east passage with such tenacious skill as the Dutch sailing-master William Barents. The glory and failure of his third voyage, with which this book is concerned, was the last major attempt to open up such a route until, nearly 300 years later, success came in the age of steam.

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Author:   Rayner Unwin
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Seafarer Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
ISBN:  

9780850364422


ISBN 10:   0850364426
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   01 June 1995
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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