Arctic Exploration in the Nineteenth Century

Arctic Exploration in the Nineteenth Century
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 234
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ISBN-10 : 9781317321521
ISBN-13 : 1317321529
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Download or read book Arctic Exploration in the Nineteenth Century written by Frédéric Regard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on nineteenth-century attempts to locate the northwest passage, the essays in this volume present this quest as a central element of British culture.

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