Memoirs of Rear-Admiral Sir W. Edward Parry

Klappentext Sir W. Edward Parry's son describes the life of the British naval officer and Arctic explorer in this 1857 biography. Zusammenfassung Written by his son, the Rev. Edward Parry, this 1857 memoir describes the life and times of Rear-Admiral Sir W. Edward Parry (1790–1855), the British naval officer and Arctic explorer. The book, dedicated to the seamen of the Royal Navy, reveals how Parry became a pioneer of Arctic expeditions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; 1. 1790-1810. Birth and parentage; 2. 1810-17. Joins the Alexandria; 3. Brief sketch of Arctic discovery previously to 1818; 4. 1818. The Alexander fitted out at Deptford; 5. 1819-20. Parry's first voyage; 6. 1820-3. Second voyage; 7. 1824-5. Third and last voyage for the discovery of a North-West Passage; 8. 1826-8. Interest in religious societies; 9. 1829-34. Appointment as Commissioner of the Australian Agricultural Company; 10. 1835-40. Appointment as Assistant Poor Law Commissioner; 11. 1841-5. Second marriage; 12. 1846-52. Haslar; 13. 1852-5. Summer at Keswick; Appendix.

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• Authors: Edward Parry
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.12.2011
• EAN: 9781108041379
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04137-9
• No. of pages: 430
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; European History, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions, Memoirs, TRAVEL / Europe / Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Expeditions: popular accounts, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs