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MARC recordThe Arctic grail: the quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909 / Pierre Berton.
| Title: | The Arctic grail: the quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909 / Pierre Berton. |
| Author(s): | Berton, Pierre. |
| Date: | 1988. |
| Publisher: | New York: Viking Penguin Inc. |
| Abstract: | History of the Franklin expedition, the search for Franklin, and the subsequent attempts to reach the North Pole. Emphasizes the lives and personalities of the explorers, comparing national traits of the British, Americans and Norwegians. |
| Keywords: | 91(08) -- Expeditions: 1845-48 Franklin. 91(08) -- Expeditions: 1847-59 Franklin Search. 91(091) -- Exploration, history. 92(08) -- Biographies, collected. 93"184" -- 1840-1849. 93"185" -- 1850-1859. W -- Expeditions and exploration. (*3) -- Arctic regions. (*301) -- North Pole. (*41) -- Canada. (*48) -- Northwest Passage. (*60) -- Arctic Ocean and adjacent waters. (*62) -- Canadian Arctic waters. |
| Location(s): | SCO: SPRI-SHF: (*3) : 91(091)[1988] |
| SPRI record no.: | 93129 |
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