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Author:

Warrick, Karen Clemens.

Title:

The perilous search for the fabled Northwest Passage in American history / Karen Clemens Warrick.

Publisher:

Enslow,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

128 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Explorers--History.
Explorers.
Northwest Passage--Discovery and exploration.
Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 124).

Contents:

Franklin's final voyage -- Search for a new trade route -- Brave explorers in small ships -- Sir John Barrow's push for Arctic exploration -- Overland search for the Northwest Passage -- Four winters in the Arctic -- Along the coast of North America -- Search and discovery -- Navigating the passage -- The Northwest Passage on the map.

Series:

In American history

ISBN:

9780766021488
0766021483

LCCN:

2003026603

Locations:

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

KIPB845 -- Hospers Public Library (Hospers)