The Life of Sir Albert Hastings Markham Paperback / softback
by M. E. Markham, F. A. Markham
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration series
Paperback / softback
Description
This biography of the naval officer and explorer Sir Albert Hastings Markham (1841–1918) was published in 1927 by two relatives (both professional authors), using the detailed journals which he kept from 1862.
Markham was the cousin of Sir Clements Markham, the historian and geographer, and was greatly influenced by him.
Having volunteered for Arctic service, he was rejected by the Admiralty, but took a period of leave in which he went to Baffin Bay as second mate on a whaler. (His account of this voyage, and several other works, are also reissued in this series.) Though best remembered for his Arctic exploration, Markham was involved in active service in China, the Mediterranean and Australian waters, and in the training of naval recruits.
He continued in the Royal Navy until 1906, and in his retirement continued to encourage polar exploration, serving for many years on the Council of the Royal Geographical Society.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:292 pages, 3 Maps; 1 Halftones, unspecified; 18 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:08/05/2014
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- ISBN:9781108071673
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:292 pages, 3 Maps; 1 Halftones, unspecified; 18 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:08/05/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9781108071673
