From Antarctica to the Gold Rushes: In the Wake of the Erebus - Couverture souple

Ramsland, John

 
9781921596926: From Antarctica to the Gold Rushes: In the Wake of the Erebus
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1921596929 ISBN 13 : 9781921596926
Editeur : Brolga Publishing Pty Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

Commander Alexander Smith served the Royal Navy with fearless resolution for seventeen years on the quarterdeck, encountering many adventures on the high seas - an intrepid voyager in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Under the command of Captain James Clark Ross, he became a heroic polar explorer in the north Atlantic and was chosen as First Mate for the epic 1839-1843 British Antarctic Expedition aboard HMS Erebus. The Ross expedition was the first to go where no human being had gone before despite competition from Charles Wilkes' American and Dumont d'Urville's French expeditions. Retiring from the Royal Navy, he was appointed Goldfields Commissioner in Castlemaine during the Australian gold rushes in 1853 and developed a fine reputation as a botanist and naturalist...an extraordinary but forgotten life.

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À propos de l'auteur

John Ramsland is Emeritus Professor at the University of Newcastle NSW and a well-regarded historian.

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Éditeur
Brolga Publishing Pty Ltd
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1921596929
ISBN 13 
9781921596926
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
400
Coordonnées du fabricant
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