NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY TO THE SHORES OF THE POLAR SEA
NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY TO THE SHORES OF THE POLAR SEA

Author: John Franklin

Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand

Published: 2024-01-19

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13:

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"Embark on a gripping Arctic adventure with Sir John Franklin in 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22: Volume 1.' Published in the early 19th century, this enthralling narrative chronicles Franklin's historic expedition to explore the uncharted territories in search of the Northwest Passage. In Volume 1, Franklin provides a detailed account of the preparations, challenges, and discoveries encountered during the early stages of the journey. Readers are transported to the remote and icy landscapes, gaining a firsthand perspective on the perils faced by the explorers as they navigated treacherous waters and endured the harsh Arctic conditions. Beyond being a travelogue, Franklin's narrative is a testament to the spirit of exploration and the quest for geographical knowledge. Join him on this literary expedition where each page unfolds a new chapter of Arctic exploration, making it an essential read for those fascinated by polar expeditions and the courage of early explorers."

Writings of David Thompson, Volume 1
Writings of David Thompson, Volume 1

Author: David Thompson

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2009-09-01

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 0773585001

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David Thompson's Travels is one of the finest early expressions of the Canadian experience. The work is not only the account of a remarkable life in the fur trade but an extended meditation on the land and Native peoples of western North America. The tale spans the years 1784 to 1807 and extends from the Great Lakes to the Rockies, from Athabasca to Missouri. A distinguished literary work, the Travels alternates between the expository prose of the scientist and the vivid language of the storyteller, animated throughout by a restless spirit of inquiry and sense of wonder. In the first volume of an ambitious three-volume project that will finally bring all of Thompson's writings together, editor William Moreau presents the Travels narrative as it existed in 1850, when the author was forced to abandon his work. Accompanying Moreau's transcription is an introductory essay and a textual introduction, extensive critical annotations, historical and modern maps, and a biographical appendix. The definitive collection of Thompson's works, The Writings of David Thompson will bring one of North American's most important early travellers and surveyors and his world to a whole new generation of readers.

A Theory Of Northern Athapaskan Prehistory
A Theory Of Northern Athapaskan Prehistory

Author: John W Ives

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-05-20

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 0429713142

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This book explores the conceptual basis for the events and processes in the prehistory of the Athapaskans, one of the most wide-spread peoples in western North America. The author bases his research on the premise that social structure is not passively dependent on the technological and economic bases of society, and argues that, ultimately, kinshi

Frozen in Time
Frozen in Time

Author: Owen Beattie

Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd

Published: 2017-06-20

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1771641746

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“A remarkable piece of forensic deduction.”—Margaret Atwood The internationally-bestselling account of the Franklin’s doomed Arctic expedition, and the thrilling scientific investigation that spurred the decades-long hunt for its recovery—now with a new afterword on the discovery of its lost ships: Erebus and Terror. “Chilling . . . will keep you up nights turning pages.”—The Chicago Tribune In 1845, Sir John Franklin and his men set out to “penetrate the icy fastness of the north, and to circumnavigate America.” And then they disappeared. The truth about what happened to Franklin’s ill-fated Arctic expedition was shrouded in mystery for more than a century. Then, in 1984, Owen Beattie and his team exhumed two crew members from a burial site in the North for forensic evidence, to shocking results. But the most startling discovery didn’t come until 2014, when a team commissioned by the Canadian government uncovered Erebus, the lost ship. Frozen in Time is a riveting deep dive into one of the most famous shipwrecks of all time, and the team of brilliant scientists that unleashed its secrets from the ice.

Arctic Circles and Imperial Knowledge
Arctic Circles and Imperial Knowledge

Author: Annaliese Jacobs Claydon

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2023-12-28

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 1350292966

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In 1845 an expedition led by Sir John Franklin vanished in the Canadian Arctic. The enduring obsession with the Franklin mystery, and in particular Inuit information about its fate, is partly due to the ways in which information was circulated in these imperial spaces. This book examines how the Franklins and other explorer families engaged in science, exploration and the exchange of information in the early to mid-19th century. It follows the Franklins from the Arctic to Van Diemen's Land, charting how they worked with intermediaries, imperial humanitarians and scientists, and shows how they used these experiences to claim a moral right to information. Arctic Circles and Imperial Knowledge shows how the indigenous peoples, translators, fur traders, whalers, convicts and sailors who explorer families relied upon for information were both indispensable and inconvenient to the Franklins. It reveals a deep entanglement of polar expedition with British imperialism, and shows how geographical knowledge intertwined with convict policy, humanitarianism, genocide and authority. In these imperial spaces families such as the Franklins negotiated their tenuous authority over knowledge to engage with the politics of truth and question the credibility and trustworthiness of those they sought to silence.