Barrow's Boys: a Stirring Story of Daring, Fortitude, and Outright Lunacy - Fergus Fleming - Books - Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press - 9780802137944 - February 28, 2001
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Barrow's Boys: a Stirring Story of Daring, Fortitude, and Outright Lunacy

Fergus Fleming

Barrow's Boys: a Stirring Story of Daring, Fortitude, and Outright Lunacy

The author presents the story of John Barrow, Second Secretary to the Admiralty, who, after the Napoleonic Wars and for the next 30 years handpicked teams of elite naval officers and scoured the world in search of new lands. Photos & Illustrations. 4 maps.


512 pages, illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released February 28, 2001
ISBN13 9780802137944
Publishers Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages 512
Dimensions 151 × 229 × 29 mm   ·   689 g

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