Williams, Glyn Voyages of Delusion: the Quest for the Northwest Passage.(Book Review)(Brief Article) From: History: Review of New Books | Date: June 22, 2003| Author: Smith, Tony | COPYRIGHT 2003 Heldref Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press 467 pp., $29.95, ISBN 0-300-09866-9 Publication Date: February 2003

In a well-written, authoritative work, Voyages of Delusion, the British historian Glyn Williams examines the motivations, conflicts, and tensions among and around the various characters who explored and developed the Arctic. This detailed account contrasts the exploits of the unprepared romantics who searched for gold and silver at the end of the Northwest Passage ...