Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West ... - 9781108041348

Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the PacificPerformed in the Years 18212223 ... under the Orders of Captain William Edward Parry\nAuthor(s): William Edward Parry\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108041348, 978-1108041348\nSynopsis\nAfter joining the Navy at thirteen, William Edward Parry [tel] spent three years protecting the whale fisheries of Spitzbergen. He was later appointed to several Arctic expeditions. Although his first voyage in search of the North-West Passage ended without success in 1819, it provided valuable scientific data and experience. The expedition of 18213 was longer, with two winters spent on the ice, but also ended without success. Parry's account of that second voyage, first published in 1824, provides insights into the early days of Arctic exploration and the character of one of its pioneers, noted for his care f.