Voyages of Delusion: The Search for the North West Passage in the Age of ReasonVoyages of Delusion in the Age of Reason: Williamss book charts the 18th centurys perilous and often fatal attempts to discover a passage through the Arctic to the Pacific. An astounding work of the history of arctic exploration. Glyn Williamss Prize of All the Oceans was reviewed by Patrick OBrian: A remarkably erudite and deeply informed book. And by Andrew Roberts as Staggeringly good the best book Ive read in ages. The Quest for the North West