The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909 by Berton, Pierre

Anchor Canada, 2001. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Anchor Canada, 2001. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Anchor Canada, 2001-01-01. Paperback. Good. 1.5748 8.9764 5.9843.

Anchor Canada. Used - Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Canada: Anchor, 2001. Softcover. Near Fine. Reprint. Trade paperback. 672pp. A single page creased, near fine.

Anchor Canada, 2001. Trade Paperback. As New. Like New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - 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. 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. He Also Credits The Inuit, Whose Tracking And Hunting Skills Saved The Lives Of The Adventurers And Their Men Countless Times. These Quests Are Peopled With Remarkable Figures Full Of Passion And Eccentricity. 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… Read More

Anchor, 2001. Soft cover. NF. Light shelfwear.. 8x5x1. The Quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole 1818-1909

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Other than a small crease on the lower right corner of cover, this is a tight, clean, and unmarked copy-" 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. 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. He also credits the Inuit, whose tracking and hunting skills saved the lives of the adventurers and their men countless times. These quests are peopled with remarkable figures full of passion and eccentricity. 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… Read More

Anchor Canada, 2001-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!