ANCIENT MARINER: SAMUEL HEARNE arctic ocean history

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ISBN 0593052749

Size = 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall

McGoogan introduces us to the man who inspired Samuel Taylor Coleridge's epic Rime of the Ancient Mariner and reveals him to have been just as spellbinding a character as the fictional version. You will find no albatrosses here, nor vessels 'idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean'. Instead there is the gripping tale of Samuel Hearne who joined the navy at the age of 12, went to war, and became the first European to walk to the Arctic region of North America. It was a harrowing experience and almost caused his death, but as with everything else in his life Hearne refused to be deterred. He had convinced himself that there were untold copper riches beneath the ice and he wanted to find them. Hearne went on to witness the Coppermine River massacre and built a relationship of mutual respect with Indian leader Matonabbee. Here we have a great tale of adventure - and all of it true.

333 pages. Hard cover with UNCLIPPED dust jacket. Ex-Library, very much cleaner & better than usual.

Weight = 800 g

BOOK / DUST JACKET CONDITION = VERY GOOD / VERY GOOD

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VERY GOOD: Shows some signs of wear and is no longer fresh. Attractive.

GOOD: Average used book with all pages present. Possible loose bindings, highlighting, cocked spine or torn dust jackets.

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