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Knudsen, Anders.

Sir John Franklin : the search for the Northwest Passage / Anders Knudsen. - St. Catharines, ON ; New York : Crabtree Pub., c2007. - 32 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm. - In the footsteps of explorers .

Includes index.

An Arctic adventurer -- In search of a passage -- Lessons at sea -- Eating boots -- Back to the Arctic -- A final attempt -- The search -- Evidence of tragedy -- An arctic voyage -- The inuit -- After Franklin -- An arctic legacy.

Presents a brief biography of nineteenth-century Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, who set out to find the Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic Ocean.

6.6 3-6 Follett Library Resources



0778724204

2007003406


Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847.


Explorers--Great Britain--Biography.


Arctic regions--Exploration.
Northwest Passage--Exploration.

G660 / .K68 2007

910.9163/27 B 910.9163/27

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