Dimensions
127 x 198 x 27mm
From the award- winning author of 'Fatal Passage', the amazing adventures of 18th century British explorer Samuel Hearne, the sailor thought to be the model for Coleridge's infamous poem.
In 1757, when twelve-year-old Samuel Hearne joined the Royal Navy, he embarked on a life of high adventure. This young sailor would become the first European to reach the Arctic coast of North America as well as the author of a classic work of exploration literature. Hearne spent three years trekking the northern wilds of the Arctic in search of a fabled copper mine and the legendary Northwest Passage. Immersing himself among the native peoples, he travelled more than 3,500 miles, mostly on foot. Ken McGoogan restores this pioneering naturalist, anthropologist and explorer to his rightful eminence, painting a vivid portrait of life in Dr Johnson's London, on and off the wooden sailing ships and uniquely, among the Dene people of the Arctic circle. He also determines "that, having returned to London haunted by his experiences, Hearne inspired Coleridge to write his classic poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
