Arctic Labyrinth: The Quest for the Northwest Passage Tapa dura - 2010 - 1st Edición

University of California Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of California Press, 2010. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of California Press, 2010. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of California Press, 2010. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of California Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

University of California Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of California Press, 2010. Hardcover. Very good. 6x1x9. Hardcover in a dust jacket, minor wear, binding tight and pages bright, a very nice copy.

University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Fine. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Polar Exploration; ISBN/EAN: 9780520266278. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 23929. . 9780520266278

Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2010. Cloth, xix, 439 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour); 24 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. First American Edition. Fine DJ. "The elusive dream of locating the Northwest Passage--an ocean route over the top of North America that promised a shortcut to the fabulous wealth of Asia--obsessed explorers for centuries. While global warming has brought several such routes into existence, until recently these channels were hopelessly choked by impassible ice. Voyagers faced unimaginable horrors--entire ships crushed, mass starvation, disabling frostbite, even cannibalism--in pursuit of a futile goal. In Arctic Labyrinth, Glyn Williams charts the entire sweep of this extraordinary history, from the tiny, woefully equipped vessels of the first Tudor expeditions to the twentieth-century ventures that finally opened the Passage. Williams's thrilling narrative delves into private letters and journals… Leer más

University of California Press, March 2010. Hardcover . 7.5 Bulk HB Standard.