BOOK REVIEW Review of The last of the Arctic voyages. Being a narrative

• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Arctic; King William Island; William Island; North West Passage
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.637.53; http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/download/23457/pdf_1/

Franklin might be regarded as the most tragic one. He was appointed the commander of a well-organized Arctic expedition in 1845, equipped with all that should be needed for surviving in the frozen wilderness, included two ships loaded with a thousand books and three years’ worth of food supplies. Hi...