The Life of Sir Albert Hastings Markham

by F.A. Markham and M.E. Markham

This biography of the naval officer and explorer Sir Albert Hastings Markham (1841-1918) was published in 1927 by two relatives (both professional authors), using the detailed journals which he kept from 1862. Markham was the cousin of Sir Clements Markham, the historian and geographer, and was greatly influenced by him. Having volunteered for Arctic service, he was rejected by the Admiralty, but took a period of leave in which he went to Baffin Bay...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108071678
• ISBN13: 9781108071673
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"