Polar pioneers : John Ross and James Clark Ross / M.J. Ross.

Contents
Maps
Foreword by Clive Holland
Preface
Illustrations
1 The Rosses of Galloway
2 John Ross: Early Naval Career, 1786-1817
3 The Revival of Arctic Exploration, 1817
4 Voyage to Baffin's Bay, 1818
5 John Ross versus John Barrow, 1819
6 James Ross Sails with Parry, 1819-27
7 Navigation by Steam, 1819-28
8 John Ross's Second Voyage: Preparation and Departure, 1828-29
9 No News: a Search Is Planned, 1832-33
10 Four Years in Boothia, 1829-33
11 Rewards and Recriminations, 1833-35

12 George Back and Richard King, 1833-3513 James Ross Searches for Whalers and Studies Compasses, 1835-39
14 James Ross in the Antarctic, 1839-43
15 John and George Ross Float Companies, 1835-39
16 John Ross in Stockholm, 1839-46
17 The Franklin Expedition, 1845
18 Sir John Barrow Retires; No News of Franklin, 1846-48
19 Search for Franklin, 1848-49; James Ross in the Enterprise
20 Search for Franklin, 1850-51; John Ross in the Felix
21 Search for Franklin, 1852-54 /
22 News from the Great Fish River, 1854-56

23 John and George Ross: The Closing Years, 1848-56 /24 The Fate of Franklin; James Ross's Closing Years, 1857-62
Envoi
Appendix: Glossary of Place-Names
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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