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Informationen zum Autor John is an artist and creator from Calgary, AB, Canada. After finding a book on realistic portrait drawing at the thrift store in 2020 John began to actively focus on improving his art. He spent two years learning from books and online resources before attending in-person figure drawing sessions in 2022. His love for drawing and of clever wordplay and expression have resulted in "Turn of Phrase" A book of illustrated idioms. John's first published book. Klappentext Published in 1835, this account of Ross's second expedition to Northern Canada describes the geography and people of the region. Zusammenfassung John Ross (1777–1856) made his second attempt to find a North-West Passage between 1829 and 1833. The expedition surveyed parts of the Canadian Arctic, and discovered the magnetic north pole. Ross published this two-volume work in 1835. Volume 1 summarises previous polar exploration before describing the voyage. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The project of the expedition; 2. Leave the river; 3. Leave Loch Ryan; 4. Off Cape Farewell; 5. Visit of the Danish governor; 6. Disco Island; 7. Progress down Lancaster Sound; 8. Examination of the Fury's stores; 9. Attempts to work along shore; 10. Attempt to quit Elizabeth Harbour; 11. A heavy gale; 12. Remarks on the present condition of the ship; 13. Remarks on the actual temperature; 14. The month commences stormy and cold; 15. Repeated occurrence of aurora borealis; 16. Commencement of the year 1830; 17. Receive more geographical information from one of the natives; 18. Pilfering on the part of the natives; 19. Purchase of dogs from the natives; 20. Proceedings to the tenth of April; 21. Narrative of Commander Ross; 22. Proceedings in the ship; 23. Commander Ross's second journey and narrative; 24. Departure of Commander Ross on a third expedition; 25. Narrative of Commander Ross; 26. Repetition of heavy snow; 27. Expedition commenced; 28. Proceedings in the ship from the first of June; 29. Commander Ross's narrative; 30. Continuation of the journal; 31. An expedition to fish; 32. Journal of the month of July; 33. Warping out, unloading, and a final escape from our harbour; 34. Labour in cutting through the ice; 35. Transactions in November; 36. Transactions on board the ship in January; 37. April; 38. May; 39. Narrative of Commander Ross; 40. Journal of May; 41. Transactions in June; 42. Commander Ross's narrative; 43. Remarks on the assignment of the magnetic pole; 44. Transactions during the remainder of June; 45. Proceedings in July, August, and September; 46. Journal of August; 47. Journal of October; 48. The journals of January, February, and March; 49. April; 50. June; 51. August; 52. Attempt to proceed in the boats; 53. Continuation of our travelling southward in October; 54. The journals of January, February, and March; 55. April; 56. August; 57. Proceedings on board of the Isabella; Addenda....
