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Discovering Nothing

- In Pursuit of an Elusive Northwest Passage
Af: David L. Nicandri Engelsk Paperback

Discovering Nothing

- In Pursuit of an Elusive Northwest Passage
Af: David L. Nicandri Engelsk Paperback
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The many attempts by navigators to find a Northwest Passage via its Pacific portal all ended in failure; however, their discoveries spurred expansionist developments that would forever alter the landscape of North America. In Discovering Nothing, David L. Nicandri maps a cast of geographic visionaries and practical explorers as they promoted or sought a workable commercial route linking the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic. The discovery of the legendary northern passage proved elusive, but the equivalent land bridges that were built in the form of two transcontinental railroads changed the futures of Canada and the United States. Drawing from close readings of explorers’ personal journals, Nicandri provides readers a detailed, engaging, and multifaceted investigation into the many players and failed enterprises at the core of this search, beginning in the eighteenth century through to today — and to the unexpected impact of climate change on this fabled passage.

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The many attempts by navigators to find a Northwest Passage via its Pacific portal all ended in failure; however, their discoveries spurred expansionist developments that would forever alter the landscape of North America. In Discovering Nothing, David L. Nicandri maps a cast of geographic visionaries and practical explorers as they promoted or sought a workable commercial route linking the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic. The discovery of the legendary northern passage proved elusive, but the equivalent land bridges that were built in the form of two transcontinental railroads changed the futures of Canada and the United States. Drawing from close readings of explorers’ personal journals, Nicandri provides readers a detailed, engaging, and multifaceted investigation into the many players and failed enterprises at the core of this search, beginning in the eighteenth century through to today — and to the unexpected impact of climate change on this fabled passage.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 322
ISBN-13: 9780774868884
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0774868880
Kategori: Canada
Udg. Dato: 1 nov 2024
Længde: 24mm
Bredde: 154mm
Højde: 229mm
Forlag: University of British Columbia Press
Oplagsdato: 1 nov 2024
Forfatter(e): David L. Nicandri
Forfatter(e) David L. Nicandri

Kategori Canada

ISBN-13 9780774868884

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 322

Udgave

Længde 24mm

Bredde 154mm

Højde 229mm

Udg. Dato 1 nov 2024

Oplagsdato 1 nov 2024

Forlag University of British Columbia Press