Mr. Barrow of the Admiralty: A Life of Sir John Barrow

224 pp. CONTENTS: Introduction; In Search of a Patron; Travels in China; South Africa; At the Admiralty, 1804-12; At the Admiralty, 1812-45; African Exploration; The North West Passage: Ross and Parry; Arctic Exploration: The Expeditions of Sir John Franklin; The Royal and Geographical Societies; The Author; Epilogue: The Search for Franklin; Appendix: The Works of Sir John Barrow and His Son John; Sources; Index."