Interesting book by Admiral Markham who had an extended Royal Navy career as well as serving the Royal Geographical Society as its long-time President. Surprisingly, I found little on reading here.
A Whaling Cruise to Baffin’s Bay and the Gulf of Boothia. And an Account of the Rescue of the Crew of the “Polaris.”.
Markham, Albert Hastings. 2nd edition. London: Low, Marston, 1875.
- Whalemen's Reading
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The Great Frozen Sea: A Personal Narrative of the Voyage of the “Alert” During the Arctic Expedition of 1875-6.
Markham, Albert Hastings. (London: Dalby Isbister, 1878).
- 1875-76 British Naval Expedition in Search of North Pole (Captain George Nares aboard Alert and Discovery).
- Arctic Reading: Great Britain
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Captain Markham was the cousin of Clements Markham and this is his account of the Nares voyage and the ship he commanded. He seems to have a commander’s confidence that all is well and must be well on his ship, and shaping the evidence accordingly. Even an unsuccessful and fatal sledge journey becomes a matter of pride and pleasure (p. 289).
The Life of Sir Clements R. Markham.
Markham, Albert Hastings. London: John Murray, 1917.
- Arctic Reading: Great Britain
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Pure hagiography by his cousin, also a naval officer. Clements had a short but early naval career which included service as the only midshipman on the Assistance on its 1850-51 search for John Franklin. He contributed to the Aurora Borealis and other papers of the voyage.