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Capturing a crucial moment in the history of exploration, the mid-nineteenth-century romance with the Arctic, Andrea Barrett focuses on a particular expedition and its accompanying scholar-naturalist, Erasmus Darwin Wells. Through his eyes, we meet the Narwhal's crew and its commander--obsessed with the search for an open polar sea--and encounter the far-north culture of the Esquimaux. In counterpoint, we see the women left behind in Philadelphia, explorers only in imagination. Together, those who travel and those who stay weave a web of myth and mystery. And finally they discover--as all explorers do--not what was always there and never needed discovering, but the state of their own souls.
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Matt B. (The sea voyage is vividly recounted, with especially fine description of the frozen beauty of Arctic. Though I am not especially interested in Arctic expeditions of the first half of the 19th century, I found it a readable novel with various themes. Pre-occupied intellectuals: Erasmus, a shy naturalist, cocoons himself in his studies to avoid contact with other people. Pressure on women to live for others, never themselves: Alexandra finds days fly by when helping her family but considers days not working on her craft and study as wasted. The conceit of celebrity: Zeke uses everybody because he wants fame. An engrossing read.
winner of the 1996 National book award
From a womans view she writes of exploration,romance, and extreme conditions
very enjoyable
Historical Fiction about the mid nineteenth century Artic explorations. Well written and good for book discussion. We did a companion read with the short story from Ship Fever. There's a cross over character.
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