A Two Years' Cruise Off Tierra del Fuego, the Falkland Islands, Patagonia, and in the River Plate: A Narrative...

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William Parker Snow

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

William Parker Snow

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English

Cambridge University Press
31 October 2013

Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Maritime history; Historical geography; Classic travel writing

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

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 2 includes an account of meeting 'Jemmy Button', the Fuegian who had been taken to Britain on the Beagle. It also charts the series of difficulties Snow faced as captain, which culminated in his dismissal and abandonment on the Falklands. First published in 1857, the narrative met with some success. Snow, however, wasted the proceeds on a fruitless action against his former employers.

By: William Parker Snow
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: Volume 2
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 490g
ISBN: 9781108062053
ISBN 10: 1108062059
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
Pages: 388
Publication Date: 31 October 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

26. The Beagle channel; 27. Calm in the Beagle channel; 28. Meeting Jemmy Button and his people; 29. natives visit the ship at sunrise; 30. Very heavy weather; 31. Description of Cape Horn; 32. Discover that all the Fuegians have left the place; 33. News from home; 34. Mission plan most unwise; 35. Interview with the governor; 36. Proceed with refitting the ship; 37. Many difficulties; 38. Again, depart for Monte Video; 39. General description of Monte Video; 40. Arrival of the French brig of war; 41. Revisit the mission station; 42. A missionary's mode of treating a donor; 43. Paralysing effect of the sudden change; Appendix.