The North Georgia Gazette and Winter Chronicle

Edward Sabine

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Cambridge University Press
14 June 2012

Place names & gazetteers; Historical geography; Geographical discovery & exploration

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

Alone, months of sailing separating them from home, in the polar winter where the sun never rises, the two ships of Captain William Parry's expedition lay encased in ice from November 1819 to March 1820. In order to fully chart the North-West Passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific, it was necessary to overwinter in the Arctic, something that no other British expedition had done before. To boost morale in these uncomfortable circumstances, Captain Edward Sabine (1788–1883), a senior scientist carrying out measurements of natural phenomena, founded and edited a weekly magazine, which ran for twenty-one issues and was made available to the wider world in 1821. Offering jokes, poems, stories and thinly disguised gossip, the members of the expedition contributed to the magazine with enthusiasm (after having first thawed their ink). This little book offers unique insight into what polar exploration in the nineteenth century was actually like.

Edited by: Edward Sabine
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 270g
ISBN: 9781108050111
ISBN 10: 1108050115
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
Pages: 150
Publication Date: 14 June 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. November 1, 1819; 2. November 8; 3. November 15; 4. November 22; 5. November 29; 6. December 6; 7. December 13; 8. December 20; 9. December 27; 10. January 3, 1820; 11. January 10; 12. January 17; 13. January 24; 14. January 31; 15. February 7; 16. February 14; 17. February 21; 18. February 28; 19. March 6; 20. March 13; 21. March 20.

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The North Georgia Gazette and Winter Chronicle

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