Voyage of the Narwhal : A Novel
By Andrea BarrettCapturing a crucial moment in the history of exploration-the mid-nineteenth century romance with the Arctic-Andrea Barrett's compelling novel tells the story of a fateful expedition. Through the eyes of the ship's scholar-naturalist, Erasmus Darwin Wells, we encounter the Narwhal's crew, its commander, and the far-north culture of the Esquimaux. In counterpoint, we meet 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, finally discovering what they had not sought, the secrets of their own hearts.
Book details
- Paperback
- 416 pages
- English
- 0393319504
- 9780393319507
About Andrea Barrett
andrea barrett is the author of the air we breathe, servants of the map (finalist for the pulitzer prize), the voyage of the narwhal, ship fever (winner of Read More about Andrea Barrett
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