Memorials of the Sea: My Father Being Records of the Adventurous Life of the Late William Scoresby, Esq. of Whitby |
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| Author:
| Scoresby, William |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-08179-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2019 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $35.95 |
Book Description:
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This account, published in 1851, of William Scoresby (1760-1829), a prosperous captain and exceptional navigator in the Arctic whale-fisheries, was written by his son as one of his 'Memorials of the Sea'. William, Jr, a scientist and later a clergyman, had begun his career on his father's ships.
This account, published in 1851, of William Scoresby (1760-1829), a prosperous captain and exceptional navigator in the Arctic whale-fisheries, was written by his son as one of his 'Memorials of the Sea'. William, Jr, a scientist and later a clergyman, had begun his career on his father's ships.