Memorials of the Sea: My Father

Being Records of the Adventurous Life of the Late William Scoresby, Esq. of Whitby

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William Scoresby

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

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Son of an Arctic whaler, William Scoresby (1789–1857) made the first of many voyages to northern latitudes when he was just ten years old. Later a scientist and clergyman, he wrote on a wide range of topics, and his observations on the Arctic prompted further exploration of the region. He published some of his accounts under the generic title 'Memorials of the Sea' (his 1835 notes on murder at sea and on the fate of the Franklin expedition have also been reissued in this series). In this 1851 book, Scoresby recounts the life of his father, also William (1760–1829), from his earliest days to his later life as a prosperous captain and exceptional navigator in the Arctic whale-fisheries, at a time when the industry gave rise to extreme danger but also offered enormous financial rewards. William, Jr's biography is also available in the Cambridge Library Collection.

Release date NZ

June 27th, 2019

Author

William Scoresby

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

246

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

Dimensions

140x215x15

ISBN-13

9781108081795

Product ID

22670470

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