{"product_id":"nelsons-arctic-voyage-9781472954176","title":"Nelsons Arctic Voyage","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA detailed account of the Royal Navy''s near fatal expedition into the polar regions in 1773--with the young Horatio Nelson on board.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the summer of 1773 the 14-year old Horatio Nelson took part in an expedition to the Arctic, which came close to ending his naval career before it had begun. Two bomb vessels, \u003ci\u003eHMS Racehorse\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCarcass,\u003c\/i\u003e were fitted out and strengthened under the command of Captain Hon. Constantine Phipps for an expedition to find the Northwest Passage. It was an extremely cold Arctic summer and the ships became locked in ice unable to cut their way out for days until the wind changed and the ice broke up. The ships were eventually extricated and sailed home, and the legend of Horatio Nelson began. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the voyage, the young Nelson had command of one of the smaller boats of the ships, a four-oared cutter manned by twelve seamen. In this he helped save the crew of one of the\u003ci\u003e Racehorse''s\u003c\/i\u003e boats from an attack by a herd of en\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction. 2. The Royal Society Mission for Exploration. 3. Captain James Cook and the South Seas. 4. The Quest for the North West Passage. 5. Admiralty Planning and Organisation. 5. Ships: Carcass and Racehorse. 6. The Commanders.  7.  Preparing and Equipping the Expedition.  8. Manning the Ships. 9. Young Nelson enters into the Carcass. 10. The Voyage Commences. 11. Robin Hood Bay. 12. Svalbard and the Norwegian Archipelago. 13. ‘Seahorses’ Flora and Fauna. 14. Nelson and the ‘Incident of the Polar Bear’? 15. Ice-bound and Abandoning Ship. 16. Failure and Return. 17. Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408784433495,"sku":"9781472954176","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472954176.jpg?v=1730504196","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nelsons-arctic-voyage-9781472954176","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}