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- Title The Man Who Mapped the Arctic: The Intrepid Life of George Back, Franklin's Lieutenant
- Author Peter Steele
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- Pages 308
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- Language ENG
- Publisher Raincoast Books, Vancouver
- Date July 1, 2003
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781551926483 / 1551926482
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003501422
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Raincoast Books , 2003 xxviii, 307 pp. The story of the explorer who made 3 Arctic expeditions under Franklin. The author draws upon Back's journals, drawings, watercolours and maps. 16 pages of b&w photos and paintings. 12 pages of maps. Green cloth. Clean bright copy. DJ has some light shelf wear.
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Vancouver: Raincoast Books, 2003. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Dust jacket is NOT price-clipped. Ilustrated with maps, illustrations, plates. Endpapers are a map of the Arctic expedition. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11". 307 pp.
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