The Great Frozen Sea

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Sir Albert Hastings Markham. The Great Frozen Sea

The Great Frozen Sea

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Sir Albert Hastings Markham

A Personal Narrative of the Voyage of the "Alert"

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Ten hogsheads of Allsopp’s ale, brewed especially for the Arctic Expedition, were provided by Government and formed part of the ship’s stores. It was grand stuff—“strong enough,” as one of the men observed, “to make our hair curl!”

We were not destined to enjoy fine weather long, and our passage across the Atlantic was by no means a pleasant or a comfortable one. Gale followed after gale. If they had only blown from the right quarter we should have been happy, but we had no such luck, they were sure to come ahead!

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