Journey to the Polar Sea
by Franklin, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 155054814X
- ISBN 13
- 9781550548143
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Synopsis
JOHN FRANKLIN, born in 1786. Many naval experiences, including Trafalgar, before heading an expedition across northern Canada in 1819. Elected F.R.S. and knighted after a second expedition. Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land, 1836 to 1843. Last expedition, 1845, was lost, and Franklin died in 1847 near the Arctic. Subsequent investigations have established him as the discoverer of the North-West Passage.
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18441
- Title
- Journey to the Polar Sea
- Author
- Franklin, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Thus
- ISBN 10
- 155054814X
- ISBN 13
- 9781550548143
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver BC
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- 155054814X, John Franklin, Arctic Exploration, Robert F. Scott
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration; NORTH;
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