The Northwest Passage
2018
Book
The Northwest Passage has captured the imagination of nations and explorers for hundreds of years. And today, as global warming reshapes geography, trade along the passage is becoming a reality for the first time. The Northwest Passage provides a sweeping history of the route from the earliest attempts to navigate through its punishing landscape to breaking news about its economic viability in modern day.
Item Details
ISBN:
- 9781502626950
- 1502626950
Edition: First edition.
Description: 96 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
- Introduction: Crossing the Arctic
- Trade before the Northwest Passage
- Foundations and explorations
- Goods and services
- The major players
- The effects of the Northwest Passage
- The future of the Northwest Passage
- Glossary.
LCCN: 2017000085
Control Number: 2433578
Publisher: New York : Cavendish Square Publishing, 2018.Series: Routes of cross-cultural exchange.
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