The Great Frozen Sea: A Personal Narrative of the Voyage of the "Alert"
CHAPTER I. FITTING OUT.
Description of ships, 2; special fittings, 3; selection of officers and men, 5; kindness of friends, 6; games and musical instruments, 7; visitors to the ships, 8; departure, 9; arrival at Bantry Bay, 12; the voyage commenced, 13.