The Journey to the Polar Sea

by Sir John Franklin

Overview

A true story of Sir John Franklin and several British naval officers and their guides who traveled from Hudson Bay into the interior of Canada and up the Coppermine River to the northern coast of the North America. This expedition took several years. As their journey progressed so did the sufferings they endured.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012362209
Publisher:	Cherry Lane Ebooks
Publication date:	04/15/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	620 KB

About the Author

Sir John Franklin (16 April 1786 – 11 June 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. Franklin also served as governor of Tasmania for several years. In his last expedition, he disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate a section of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic. The entire crew perished from starvation, hypothermia, tuberculosis, lead poisoning, scurvy and exposure before and after Franklin died and the expedition's icebound ships were abandoned in desperation.