The Impracticability of a North-West Passage for Ships, Impartially Considered

by Peter Heywood

Peter Heywood (1772-1831) became known for his involvement in the 1789 mutiny aboard the Bounty. After evading a death sentence thanks to a royal pardon, he was able to advance himself in a distinguished naval career, achieving the rank of post-captain. The question of the North-West Passage, a sea route through the Arctic that would connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, remained an obsession for the British for much of the nineteenth century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108071864
• ISBN13: 9781108071864
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"