This fascinating autobiography of Sir John Barrow (1764-1848), diplomat, civil servant and promoter of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, will be of interest to anyone interested in travel and discovery or in the history of the British Navy.
Born in small-town Ontario, Kathleen A. Tucker published her first book at the age of six with the help of her elementary school librarian and a box of crayons. She is a voracious reader and the furthest thing from a genre-snob, loving everything from High Fantasy to Chick Lit.
