A Most Dangerous Voyage

Name: A Most Dangerous Voyage
Brand: University of Alberta Press
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An Exhibit of Books and Maps Documenting Four Centuries of Exploration in Search of the Northwest Passage

Written by Jeannine Green and Robert J. Desmarais

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Arctic exploration has long captured the interest and imagination of explorers, nations, and the public. For more than 400 years, European explorers were lured to the Arctic to try to discover a commercial trading route to the Far East, where gold, spices, silk, and other valuable goods were readily available. Expeditions failed to locate the elusive Northwest Passage because virtually nothing was known about the Arctic Archipelago. Early mariners believed that Arctic waters were not frozen for the entire year, but of course it was a false hope that summer months offered safe passage. The cold was always extreme, and tiny wooden vessels were easily crushed against soaring icebergs and ice-choked channels. This exhibit catalogue, published to accompany a 2008 exhibit at the University of Alberta's Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, showcases a selection of books and maps documenting this perilous endeavour.

Jeannine Green was head of the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library at the University of Alberta. She received a BASpec and Master's Degree in Library Science from the University of Alberta and was a sessional lecturer at the University's School of Library and Information Studies, where she taught History of the Book., Robert Desmarais is Head of Special Collections at the University of Alberta. A graduate of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Information Studies, with a Book History and Print Culture designation, he also has university degrees in English literature and publishing.

ISBN-13: 9781551952031
Publisher: Bruce Peel Special Collections
Imprint: University of Alberta Press
Publication date: 1 May 2008
Format: Paperback
Pages: 95
Dimensions: 229 x 305 mm
Language: English