The Heroes of the North Pole
Anon
Genre: | Essay |
Subjects: | Exploration, Heroism, Government, Patronage |
Reports that the Arctic explorers (a reference to an expedition led by James C Ross) on board hms Enterprise and the hms Investigator have been 'paid off', but argues that the Lords of the Admiralty should have acknowledged their 'heroic [...] human enterprise' with a banquet and other lavish events. | |
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