Barrow's Boys: A Stirring Story of Daring, Fortitude, and Outright Lunacy by Fleming, Fergus

Barrow's Boys: A Stirring Story of Daring, Fortitude, and Outright Lunacy

Barrow's Boys is a spellbinding account of perilous journeys to uncharted areas under the most challenging conditions....
CHF 19.44
CHF 19.44
SKU: 9780802137944
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 0 left in stock
Author: Fergus Fleming
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Subtotal: CHF 19.44
10 customers are viewing this product
Barrow's Boys: A Stirring Story of Daring, Fortitude, and Outright Lunacy by Fleming, Fergus

Barrow's Boys: A Stirring Story of Daring, Fortitude, and Outright Lunacy

CHF 19.44

Barrow's Boys: A Stirring Story of Daring, Fortitude, and Outright Lunacy

CHF 19.44
Author: Fergus Fleming
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Barrow's Boys is a spellbinding account of perilous journeys to uncharted areas under the most challenging conditions. Fergus Fleming captures the passion for exploration that led a band of men into situations that would humble today's bravest adventurers.

After the Napoleonic wars, John Barrow, Second Secretary to the Admiralty, launched the most ambitious exploration program the world has ever seen. For the next thirty years, his teams of elite naval officers went on missions to fill the blanks that littered the atlases of the day. From the first disastrous trip down the Congo, Barrow maintained his resolve in the face of continuous catastrophes. His explorers often died of sickness or at the hands of unfriendly natives. They struggled under budgets that forced them to resort to pulling enormous ships across floating ice fields; to eating mice, or their own shoes; and even to horrifying acts of cannibalism. While many of the journeys failed, Barrow and his men ultimately opened Africa to the world, discovered Antarctica, and pried apart the mandibles of the Arctic. Many of the missions are considered the greatest in history, but have never before been collected into one volume that captures the full sweep of Barrow's program.


Author: Fergus Fleming
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 02/28/2001
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.52lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.95w x 1.14d
ISBN: 9780802137944


Review Citation(s):
New York Review of Books 08/09/2001 pg. 14

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Related Products

Recently Viewed Products