Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 1

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franklin, John, 1786-1847

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22" by John Franklin is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book chronicles the expedition led by Captain Franklin to explore the northern coast of North America, focusing on the geography, climate, and indigenous people encountered during the journey. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for Franklin's expedition, detailing the preparations and initial stages of the journey from England. The text introduces Franklin and his companions, who are tasked with mapping the northern coastline and observing various geographical phenomena. They encounter delays at sea due to unfavorable weather while preparing to make landfall in the region around the Hudson Bay, highlighting the challenges and uncertainties inherent in Arctic exploration during that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Robert Cicconetti, GVB and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (www.canadiana.org))

Notes:

Reading ease score: 60.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2006-08-03