John Franklin
Sir John Franklin was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator. After serving in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, he led two expeditions into the Canadian Arctic and through the islands of the Arctic Archipelago, during the Coppermine expedition of 1819 and the Mackenzie River expedition of 1825, and served as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land from 1837 to 1843. During his third and final expedition, an attempt to traverse the Northwest Passage in 1845, Franklin's ships became icebound off King William Island in what is now Nunavut, where he died in June 1847. The icebound ships were abandoned ten months later, and the entire crew died from causes such as starvation, hypothermia, and scurvy.
Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 1
A captain and his crew endure harsh weather and unknown territories as they set out to chart the far northern reaches of a continent.
By John Franklin
Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827
Faced with bitter cold and unknown lands, a team of explorers pushes to find a new route across the top of the world.
By John Franklin
Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 2
A captain and his crew battle to survive the brutal Arctic while documenting their treacherous journey and encounters with Indigenous peoples.
By John Franklin
The Journey to the Polar Sea
Embark on a harrowing adventure with a determined explorer and his crew as they brave the freezing unknown in search of a legendary passage.
By John Franklin