Odysseus of the Arctic: The Epic of John Franklin and the Search for his Lost Expedition

• Main Author: Manne, Andy
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: PDXScholar 2023
• Subjects: Arctic exploration; John Franklin; 19th century exploration; folksongs; Jane Franklin; Arctic press; British exploration; Canadian exploration; Northwest Passage; Arctic; Romanticism; History; Rae; Northwest passage
• Online Access: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/younghistorians/2023/papers/11; https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/context/younghistorians/article/1262/viewcontent/PSU_Hist._Research_Paper__9_.pdf

This paper examines and maps the reasons for the lasting impression and legacy of the search for Sir. John Franklin's disappeared 1845 expedition in search of the Northwest Passage. In the wake of the Napoleonic Wars, burgeoning British Arctic exploration provided a rich foundation for serializ...