Download or read book Barrow's Boys written by Fergus Fleming and published by Granta Books (Uk). This book was released on 1998 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mix of tragedy and farce, this tale tells the story of John Barrow, Second Secretary to the Admiralty. Between 1816 and 1845 his teams of naval officers partook in an ambitious programme of exploration, scouring the world's undiscovered territories, unprepared for the conditions they would face.