A Two Years' Cruise Off Tierra del Fuego, the Falkland Islands, Patagonia, and in the River Plate
A Narrative of Life in the Southern Seas
Seiten
2013
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-06204-6 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-06204-6 (ISBN)
William Parker Snow (1817–95), mariner and author, volunteered in 1854 to command the schooner Allen Gardiner on a Christian mission for the South American Missionary Society. Originally published in 1857, this two-volume work is a first-hand account of an eventful and wide-ranging service.
Following participation in the Arctic search for Sir John Franklin, the mariner and author William Parker Snow (1817–95) volunteered in 1854 to command the schooner Allen Gardiner, named after the man whose work for the South American Missionary Society was to be resumed. Although conceived as 'merely a simple narrative of daily life in the Southern Seas', this illustrated two-volume work becomes simultaneously a first-hand account of a sailor's experiences and observations, and a self-justification against those by whom he felt disappointed, frustrated and deceived. Volume 1 recounts the history of the Falkland Islands and the circumstances of this mission, covering the voyage to Patagonia, the establishment of a station on Keppel Island and the first friendly meetings with 'dreaded savages'. First published in 1857, the book met with some success. Snow, however, wasted the proceeds on a fruitless action against his former employers.
Following participation in the Arctic search for Sir John Franklin, the mariner and author William Parker Snow (1817–95) volunteered in 1854 to command the schooner Allen Gardiner, named after the man whose work for the South American Missionary Society was to be resumed. Although conceived as 'merely a simple narrative of daily life in the Southern Seas', this illustrated two-volume work becomes simultaneously a first-hand account of a sailor's experiences and observations, and a self-justification against those by whom he felt disappointed, frustrated and deceived. Volume 1 recounts the history of the Falkland Islands and the circumstances of this mission, covering the voyage to Patagonia, the establishment of a station on Keppel Island and the first friendly meetings with 'dreaded savages'. First published in 1857, the book met with some success. Snow, however, wasted the proceeds on a fruitless action against his former employers.
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Commencement of the voyage; 3. The interpreter and his family; 4. Commencement of a new year; 5. Mission plans; 6. Missionary character; 7. Attempt to moor the vessel; 8. Abundance of wild game; 9. Reconsideration of plans; 10. Description of the mission schooner; 11. Description of Port Egremont; 12. Examination of White-Rock Harbour; 13. Stanley Harbour; 14. The trip back to Keppel Island; 15. Monte Video; 16. Examine the cove; 17. Evidence gathered respecting the fire; 18. Arrival of Monte Video; 19. Departure for Tierra del Fuego; 20. Starvation Beach; 21. Examination of Pioneer cave; 22. Approach to Picton island; 23. Banner cove described; 24. Our stay at Banner cove; 25. Departure from Banner cove.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.10.2013 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration ; Volume 1 |
| Zusatzinfo | 3 Plates, color; 2 Maps |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 510 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Südamerika |
| Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Welt / Arktis / Antarktis | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-06204-0 / 1108062040 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-06204-6 / 9781108062046 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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