Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea: In the Years 1819-20-21-22

by Franklin, John; Delgado, James P.; Scott, Robert Falcon

• ISBN13: 9781574883145
• ISBN10: 1574883143
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc

Summary

-- Presents a new edition of Franklin's classic first-person account of his tragic 1819-22 Arctic expedition, illustrated with more than thirty photographs and drawings

John Franklin's three-year sojourn in the wilderness succeeded in mapping part of the Arctic coast but ended in disaster. As supplies ran out, starvation and scurvy set in. More than half of the team members died as they huddled in winter quarters with lichens scraped off rocks, bones, scraps of hide, and their own boots as their only food. One voyager went insane and was executed on suspicion of murder and cannibalism. Sumptuously illustrated and poignantly written, Journey to the Polar Sea is a classic tale of exploration and high drama.

Table of Contents

Introduction to this Edition	7	(8)
James P. Delgado
The Search for the Northwest Passage	8	(8)
John Franklin and His Expeditions	16	(5)
Bibliographical Note	21	(2)
Introduction to 1998 Edition	23	(1)
Captain R.F. Scott
Bibliography to 1908 Edition	24	(3)
Narrative of a Journey of the Shores of the Polar Sea in the years 1819-20-21-22
Introduction	27	(4)
Departure from England - Transactions at Stromness - Enter Davis Straits - Perilous situation on the shore of Resolution Island - Land on the coast of Labrador - Esquimaux of Savage Islands - York Factory - Preparations for the Journey into Interior	31	(14)
Passage up Hayes, Steel and Hill Rivers - Cross Swampy Lake - Jack River - Knee Lake and Magnetic Islet - Trout River - Holy Lake - Weepinapannis River - Windy Lake - White Fall Lake and River - Echemamis and Sea Rivers - Play Green Lakes - Lake Winipeg - River Saskatchawan - Cross, Cedar and Pine Island Lakes - Cumberland House	45	(17)
Dr. Richardson's residence at Cumberland House - His account of the Cree Indians	62	(18)
Leave Cumberland House - Mode of Travelling in Winter - Arrival at Carlton House - Stone Indians - Visit to a Buffalo Pound - Goitres - Departure from Carlton House - Isle a la Crosse - Arrival at Fort Chipewyan	80	(25)
Transactions at Fort Chipewyan - Arrival of Dr. Richardson and Mr. Hood -Preparations for our Journey to the Northward	105	(13)
Mr. Hood's Journey to the Basquiau Hill - Sojourns with an Indian Party - His Journey to Chipewyan	118	(15)
Departure from Chipewyan - Difficulties of the Various Navigations of the Rivers and Lakes, and of the Portages - Slave Lake and Fort Providence - Scarcity of Provisions, and Discontent of the Canadian Voyagers -Difficulties with regard to the Indian Guides - Refusal to proceed - Visit of Observation to the upper part of Copper -Mine River - Return to the Winter Quarters of Fort Enterprise	133	(24)
Transaction at Fort Enterprise - Mr. Back's Narrative of his Journey to Chipewyan, and Return	157	(27)
Continuation of Proceedings at Fort Enterprise - Some Account of the Copper Indians - Preparations for the Journey to the Northward	184	(15)
Departure from Fort Enterprise - Navigation of the Copper -Mine River - Visit of the Copper Mountain - Interview with the Esquimaux - Departure of the indian Hunters - Arrangements made with them for our Return	199	(24)
Navigation of the Polar Sea, in two Canoes, as far as Cape Turnagain, to the Eastward, a distance exceeding Five Hundred and Fifty Miles - Observations on the probability of a North -West Passage	223	(15)
Journey across the barren grounds - Difficulty and delay in crossing Copper -Mine River - Melancholy and Fatal Results thereof - Extreme Misery of the Whole Party - Murder of Mr. Hood - Death of Several of the Canadians - Desolate State of Fort Enterprise - Distress suffered at that Place - Dr. Richardson's Narrative - Mr. Back's Narrative - Conclusion	238