A Winter Away from Home Contributor(s): Unwin, Rayner (Author) |
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ISBN: 0924486856 ISBN-13: 9780924486852 Publisher: Sheridan House
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover Published: January 1995 Annotation: Around the end of the sixteenth century, several expiditions tried to establish a north-east passage to Asia, but fog, pack-ice, and the confusing geography of the coast of Russia proved consistently confusing. No one pursued a north-east passage with such tenacious skill as the Dutch sailing-master William Barents. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Sailing - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - History |
Dewey: 910.91 |
Physical Information: 1.07" H x 5.64" W x 8.77" L (1.03 lbs) 251 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century |
Features: Illustrated |
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