Search for the Northwest Passage (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780778748182)

An obsession for hundreds of years, the search for the fabled Northwest Passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific is a tale of ambition, fear, folktales, courage, and controversy. This engaging title reveals the motivations of the many countries and explorers who played a part in the almost 500-year search for a commercial sea route to India across the arctic. Primary and secondary source materials, such as oral histories of the Indigenous people and recorded accounts, are examined, as well as fictional accounts from popular culture of the many failed expeditions. Readers will gain an understanding of how important this quest was, as well as how it remains relevant today. Teacher's guide available.

Author: Natalie Hyde
ISBN-10: 0778748189
ISBN-13: 9780778748182
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 02/28/2018
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.20w x 0.10d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/01/2018 pg. 74