Journey to the Polar Sea
by Franklin, John
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0851777899
- ISBN 13
- 9780851777894
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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JOHN FRANKLIN, born in 1786. Many naval experiences, including Trafalgar, before heading an expedition across northern Canada in 1819. Elected F.R.S. and knighted after a second expedition. Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land, 1836 to 1843. Last expedition, 1845, was lost, and Franklin died in 1847 near the Arctic. Subsequent investigations have established him as the discoverer of the North-West Passage.
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- Bookseller
- Spafford Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 124451
- Title
- Journey to the Polar Sea
- Author
- Franklin, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 2
- ISBN 10
- 0851777899
- ISBN 13
- 9780851777894
- Publisher
- Conway Maritime Press
- Place of Publication
- London, U.K.
- This edition first published
- 2000
- Keywords
- North, Arctic, Arctic Exploration, Frankin Expedition, North, Northwest Passage
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