The northwest passage is a famed sea route from the atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean through a group of sparsely populated canadian. Books about northwest passage sorted by popularity project. Project gutenberg offers 61525 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. Canadas position has long been that the passage is internal and any country that wants to pass through needs permission, but, more than that, the northwest passage is part of inuit nunangat, our arctic homeland, said monica ellkanayuk, president of icc canada, in a may 8 news release. Pompeo says canadian claim to northwest passage is. The second half of the book follows major rogers further career in england and on the northwest frontier. For hundreds of years explorers attempted to find the northwest passage a route through the islands of canadas north. Canadas claim over the northwest passage is illegitimate, u.
The position of the united states on the northwest passage. It turned out he was an indian aficionado, too, with the french and indian war 17541763 being one of his specialties. The northwest passage, however, remained the most important goal, and the search for the passage continued even though at that time such a route had no commercial value. The northwest passage nwp is the sea route to the pacific ocean through the arctic ocean. Delgado does a magnificent job, with excellent utilization of maps. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. The quest for the northwest passage first edition by. The northwest passage nwp is the sea route to the pacific ocean through the arctic ocean, along the northern coast of north america via waterways through the canadian arctic archipelago. Secretary of state mike pompeo said monday in a major speech to the arctic council that canadian experts called both provocative. Canada is pushing back at pompeos assertion that canadas. Quest for the northwest passage and over 8 million other books are available for. Northwest passage is a book about the explorers who venture into the northwest passage in canada. This first half of the book is easily the most interesting, rich in fairly accurate detail about rogers leadership and the audacious heroism of his rangers. Told through the eyes of primary character langdon towne, much of the novel follows the exploits and character of robert rogers, the leader of rogers rangers, who were a colonial force fighting with the british during the french and indian war structurally, northwest passage is divided into halves.
Ottawa canadas claim over the northwest passage is illegitimate, u. Northwest passage is an historical novel by kenneth roberts, published in 1937. List of books and articles about northwest passage. The eastern route along the arctic coasts of norway and siberia is accordingly called the northeast passage nep. The centurieslong quest for the fabled northwest passage rivals the story of antarctic. Secretary of state mike pompeo said monday in a major speech to the arctic council that canadian experts called both provocative and frequently inaccurate. It was the basis for the 1940 movie northwest passage, starring spencer tracy. Northwest passage was one of my favorites as a teen, but i hadnt give it a thought in more than twoscore. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Proof of the existence of the passage in the mid1800s only revealed how difficult its transit would be, and it was not until the early 20th cent.
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