{"product_id":"narrative-of-a-voyage-to-frederick-william-beechey-9781108031042","title":"Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait: To Co-Operate with the Polar Expeditions: Performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom, Under th","description":"Frederick William Beechey (1796-1856), naval officer and hydrographer, was born into a family of artists, joined the Navy at a young age and went on to travel the world to survey coastlines and oceans. He published several accounts of his expeditions to destinations including the Arctic and Africa. This two-volume work, first published in 1831, describes his voyage as commander of the Blossom in 1825-1828. The ship's mission was to support the exploration of the North-West Passage by travelling eastwards via the Bering Strait to meet the explorers Sir John Franklin and Sir Edward Parry who were travelling west from the North Atlantic. Volume 2 follows the expedition from California, where it had overwintered, via Hawai'i and China, back to the Bering Strait for a second summer. It includes a vocabulary of Eskimo words, notes on harbours and navigation, and a vivid description of the northern lights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick William Beechey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1108031048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781108031042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.09d","brand":"Frederick William Beechey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48587695259903,"sku":"9781108031042","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/narrative-of-a-voyage-to-frederick-william-beechey-9781108031042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}