Part 1 Editor's Foreword Part 2 Acknowledgments Part 3 Acronyms and Abbreviations Part 4 Maps Part 5 Chronology Part 6 Introduction Part 7 THE DICTIONARY Part 8 Bibliography Part 9 About the Author
Alan Day, a qualified librarian for 45 years, retired in 1990 as the head of the Department of Library and Information Studies in Manchester Polytechnic. Dr. Day is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. He has contributed numerous articles and essay to a wide variety of academic and professional journals, and he is the author of J.B. Priestly: An Annotated Bibliography (1979) and A Supplement (2001); three volumes on the British Library (1988, 1994, and 1998); three titles in the world Bilbliographical Series, England (1993), Falkland Islands (1996), and St. Helena (1997); and Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of Australia (2003).
No more reliable guide could have been found to the intricacies of
its subject than Alan Day...who has not only obtained a doctorate
on the topic of the Northwest Passage, but has compiled the
standard bibliography.
*s, Vol. 20, No. 8 (2006)*
...a useful reference tool for the undergraduate scholar or anyone
new to this field of research.
*Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol. 107, No. 3*
...highly recommended...
*American Reference Books Annual, vol. 38 (2007)*
A librarian for 45 years, UK-based Day has written numerous
articles and essays for a wide variety of academic and professional
journals, and is the author of seven previous books. He presents a
resource text documenting the 1903-1906 and 1940s voyages in search
of the Northwest Passage. The text includes a chronology tracing
the long succession of treks to find the passage; an introductory
essay discussing the explorers' motivations; an extensive,
cross-referenced dictionary of explorers, navigators, and
expeditions; and a detailed, 117-page bibliography of reference
materials organized under 24 topics.
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