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William Barr and Glyndwr Williams (editors). Voyages in Search of a Northwest Passage 1741-1747. Volume II: The Voyage of William Moor and Francis Smith 1746-1747. London: The Hakluyt Society, 1995. Second series No. 181. Pp. xvi + 393. ISBN 0-904180-41-7.

This volume continues the story of Arthur Dobbs and his attempts both to find a Northwest Passage and to have the Hudson's Bay Company's trade monopoly revoked. On the surface these issues may seem quite unrelated, but...

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