Northern lights : a history of the Arctic Scots /

Northern lights : a history of the Arctic Scots /

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Author / Creator:	Cowan, Edward J., author.
Edition:	First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Imprint:	New York : Pegasus Books, 2023. ©2023
Description:	xv, 412 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Explorers -- Scotland. Discoveries in geography. Explorers. Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration. Arctic Regions. Scotland.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13293699

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ISBN:	9781639362707 1639362703
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-399) and index.
Summary:	"Northern Lights reveals Scotland's previously unsung role in the remarkable history of Arctic exploration. There was the intrepid John Ross, an eccentric hell-raiser from Stranraer and a veteran of three Arctic expeditions; his nephew, James Clark Ross, the most experienced explorer of his generation and discoverer of the Magnetic North Pole; Dr. John Richardson of Dumfries, who became an accidental cannibal and deliberate executionaer of a murderer as well as an engaging natural historian; and Orcadian John Rae, the man who first discovered evidence of Sir John Franklin and his crew's demise. Northern Lights also pays tribute and reveals other overlooked stories in this fascinating era of history: the Scotch Irish, the whalers, and especially the Inuit, whose unparalleled knowledge of the Arctic environment was often indispensible." --

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Call Number:	G200.C68 2023
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