The Arctic Fox : Francis Leopold McClintock /
The Shackleton of his day, Leopold McClintock (1819-1907) from County Louth was the leading Arctic explorer of the Victorian era. He undertook four major voyages, epic sledge journeys, and was the first to bring definite information on the lost Franklin party. He then rose to admiral and advised Rob...
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Toronto [Ont.] :
Dundurn Group,
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Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations; A Note on Terminology; Acknowledgements; Introduction: A Victorian Icon; 1. A Brief Irish Childhood; 2. Wrestling the Gorgon; 3. The Unfortunate Franklin; 4. The First Searches; 5. HMS Assistance; 6. Winter Preparations; 7. North to Melville Island; 8. The Admiralty Perplexed; 9. To the Arctic with Belcher; 10. To Melville Island and Beyond; 11. Belcher's Failure; 12. Half-pay Captain; 13. Arctic Fox; 14. Beset in the Arctic; 15. A Melancholy Tragedy; 16. A Bearer of Sad Tidings; 17. The Fate of Franklin; 18. Transatlantic Surveyor
- 19. 'Toward No Earthly Pole'20. Forgotten Hero; Notes & References; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
