Arctic Fox: Francis Leopold-McClintock, Discoverer of the Fate of Franklin - Rilegato

Murphy, David

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ISBN 10: 1550025236 ISBN 13: 9781550025231

Casa editrice: Dundurn Pr Ltd, 2004

Riassunto

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 Robert Falcon Scott before the Discovery expedition in 1901. After his death a memorial plaque was unveiled at Westminister Abbey, portraits were hung in the National Portrait Gallery in London, and the McClintock Channel in the Arctic was named after him.

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L'autore

David Murphy is an editorial assistant at the Royal Irish Academy's Dictionary of Irish Biography, specializing in political, military, naval and polar figures. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and other prestigious societies and associations. The author of many papers and journal articles, his latest book is the critically acclaimed Ireland and the Crimean War (Dublin 2002).

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• Editore: Dundurn Pr Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1550025236
• ISBN 13: 9781550025231
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 200