Pierre Berton, who won his first Governor General's award for The Mysterious North, here again gives us an important and fascinating history that reads like a novel as he examines the historic events of the golden age of Arctic exploration. The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole 1818-1909 (First Edtiion) Hardcover Septemby Pierre Berton (Author) 4.7 out of 5 stars 95 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 7.58 22 Used from 7.58 1 Collectible from 28. They include Charles Hall, an obscure printer who abandoned family and business to head to a frozen world of which he knew nothing John Ross, whose naval career ended when he spotted a range of mountains that didn't exist Frederick Cook, who faked reaching the North Pole and Jane Franklin, who forced an expensive search for her missing husband upon a reluctant British government. See search resultsfor this author Pierre Berton(Author) 4. These quests are peopled with remarkable figures full of passion and eccentricity. The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909 Paperback Import, Januby Pierre Berton (Author) Visit Amazon's Pierre Berton Page Find all the books, read about the author, and more.

He also credits the Inuit, whose tracking and hunting skills saved the lives of the adventurers and their men countless times. All from 1.49 New Books from 23.96 Used Books from 1.49 Rare Books from 34. Pierre Berton's #1 best-selling book brings to life the great explorers: the pious and ambitious Edward Parry, the flawed hero John Franklin, ruthless Robert Peary and the cool Norwegian Roald Amundsen. Berton brings the story of the remarkable adventurers in the history of the Arctic exploration to life in all their glories and eccentricities-including some shocking revelations about who really reached the Pole. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Scores of nineteenth-century expeditions battled savage cold, relentless ice and winter darkness in pursuit of two great prizes: the quest for the elusive Passage linking the Atlantic and the Pacific and the international race to reach the North Pole. The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the Northwest Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909 by Pierre Berton.

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