{"product_id":"2940016623085","title":"Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-west Passage","description":"This edition features a linked Table of Contents\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003ePassage to the Whale-fish Islands, and Removal of Stores from the Transport — Enter the Ice in Baffin’s Bay — Difficulties of Penetrating to the Westward — Quit the Ice in Baffin’s Bay — Remarks on the Obstructions encountered by the Ships, and on the Severity of the Season.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II\u003cbr\u003eEnter Sir James Lancaster’s Sound — Land at Cape Warrender — Meet with young ice — Ships beset and carried near the shore — Driven back to Navy-board Inlet — Run to the westward, and enter Prince Regent’s Inlet — Arrival at Port Bowen.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III\u003cbr\u003eWinter Arrangements — Improvements in Warming and Ventilating the Ships — Masquerades adopted as an Amusement to the Men — Establishment of Schools — Astronomical Observations — Meteorological Phenomena.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV\u003cbr\u003eMeteorological Phenomena continued — Re-equipment of the Ships — Several Journeys undertaken — Open Water in the Offing — Commence sawing a Canal to liberate the Ships — Disruption of the Ice — Departure from Port Bowen.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V\u003cbr\u003eSail over towards the Western Coast of Prince Regent’s Inlet — Stopped by the Ice — Reach the Shore about Cape Seppings — Favourable Progress along the Land — Fresh and repeated Obstructions from Ice — Both Ships driven on Shore — Fury seriously damaged — Unsuccessful Search for a Harbour for heaving her down to repair.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI\u003cbr\u003eFormation of a Basin for heaving the Fury down — Landing of the Fury’s Stores, and other preparations — The Ships secured within the Basin — Impediments from the pressure of the Ice — Fury hove down — Securities of the Basin destroyed by a Gale of Wind — Preparations to tow the Fury out — Hecla re-equipped, and obliged to put to Sea — Fury again driven on Shore — Rejoin the Fury; and find it necessary finally to abandon her.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII\u003cbr\u003eSome Remarks upon the loss of the Fury — And on the Natural History, \u0026amp;c., of the Coast of North Somerset — Arrive at Neill’s Harbour — Death of John Page — Leave Neill’s Harbour — Recross the Ice in Baffin’s Bay — Heavy Gales — Aurora Borealis — Temperature of the Sea — Arrival in England.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII\u003cbr\u003eAccount of the Esquimaux of Melville Peninsula and the adjoining islands, — More particularly of Winter Island and Igloolik.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003eCAPT. W. E. PARRY, R.N., F.R.S.,\u003cbr\u003eCOMMANDER OF THE EXPEDITION","brand":"VolumesOfValue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153591943408,"sku":"2940016623085","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016623085_p0.jpg?v=1763638969","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016623085","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}