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02797cam a22004454a 4500 001 3FCC3CF42B0311DE8760C407A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20240220011609 008 020701r20032002ctuab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2002109284 020 $a 9780300098662 (alk. paper) 020 $a 0300098669 (alk. paper) 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d VYF $d WEA $d WSL $d CFU $d OCLCQ $d BAKER $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d IOH $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a r------ 050 00 $a G640 $b .W52 2003 055 01 $a FC3961.2 082 00 $a 910/.9163/27 $2 22 100 1 $a Williams, Glyndwr. 245 1 $a Voyages of delusion : $b the quest for the Northwest Passage / $c Glyn Williams. 260 $a New Haven : $b Yale University Press, $c 2003. 300 $a xx, 467 p. : $b ill., maps ; $c 23 cm. 500 $a Originally published: London : HarperCollins, c2002. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [431]-453) and index. 505 0 $a Dead man's island: the doomed voyage of James Knight -- A passage to California -- The controversial voyage of Christopher Middleton -- The maritime philosopher's stone -- The disputatious voyage of William Moor and Francis Smith -- A parliamentary inquiry and its aftermath -- The edge of a frozen sea -- Maps, hoaxes and projects -- The puzzling voyage of James Cook -- Entering the labyrinth -- last hopes. 520 $a The eighteenth century--the Age of Reason--was characterized by determined attempts by philosophers, scientists, and political theorists to dispel myth, superstition, and ignorance. But the Age of Reason also witnessed some of the most irrational and vainglorious attempts by sailors and speculators to find a navigable Northwest Passage that would lead through the icy seas of the Arctic from Hudson Bay to the wealth of the Pacific Ocean. Lured by the promise of fame and riches, men endured paralyzing cold, malnutrition, and terrifying storms. Many lives and fortunes were lost in the quest for the elusive "maritime philosopher's stone." Glyn Williams describes the adventures and mishaps of these misguided expeditions. 651 0 $a Northwest Passage $x Discovery and exploration. 651 0 $a Arctic regions $x Discovery and exploration. 650 6 $a Explorateurs $z Grande-Bretagne $v Biographies. 650 6 $a Explorateurs $z Canada $v Biographies. 651 6 $a Nord-Ouest, Passage du $x DeÌcouverte et exploration britanniques. 651 6 $a Arctique $x DeÌcouverte et exploration britanniques. 941 $a 5 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20240724060543.0 952 $l ULAX314 $d 20190926083347.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l PWAX296 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l PTAX572 $d 20090701080000.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3FCC3CF42B0311DE8760C407A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b IOHInitiate Another SILO Locator Search