Ancient Mariner
Subtitle: The Arctic Adventures of Samuel Hearne, the Sailor Who Inspired Coleridge's Masterpiece
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
Published: December 10, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780786713042
Subjects: Earth Sciences - Geography; Northwest, Canadian; Great Britain; Canada - History; Polar Regions; Discovery And Exploration (General); History; Biography / Autobiography; Explorers; History: World; Expeditions & Discoveries; Adventurers & Explorers; History / World; Hearne, Samuel,; Canada - General; Indians of North America; 1745-1792; 18th century; Biography
First sentence: EARLY ONE EVENING in January 1757, a strapping youth wearing the blue jacket, off-white pantaloons, round tarpaulin hat, and square-buckled shoes favoured by Young Gentlemen of the Royal Navy, the entire sparkling outfit purchased earlier that day, swung down High Street in Portsmouth, wide eyed and incapable of hiding it.