A Personal Narrative of the Discovery of the North-West Passage Armstrong

A Personal Narrative of the Discovery of the North-West Passage Armstrong

A Personal Narrative of the Discovery of the North-West PassageWhile in Search of the Expedition under Sir John Franklin\nAuthor(s): Alexander Armstrong\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108033350, 978-1108033350\nSynopsis\nThe [url] Investigator spent the years 18504 in the Western Arctic engaged in a search for the lost expedition of the explorer Sir John Franklin. In this 1857 publication Alexander Armstrong [tel], surgeon and naturalist to the ship, gives a first-hand account of life on board during the voyage, as testimony to the 'heroism, devotion, and endurance' of his shipmates. He describes the harsh conditions that the crew had to endure, and argues convincingly that no travel 'more thoroughly tests man's powers of endurance, both morally and physically' than travelling in the Arctic. He also notes that lemon juice proved the most effective remedy against scurvy. Armstrong's natural h.

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