Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of

Name: Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of
Price: 21.33 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9781596051553

ISBN-10: 1596051558

ISBN-13: 9781596051553

Edition: 2005

Authors: John Franklin

List price: $21.95

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

1 new & used from $21.33

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

Sir John Franklin's Narrative of the Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1819-1822 recounts a hair-raising adventure of the "Golden Age of Discovery," the period from 1800 to 1847 when sailing ships from aroun Franklin entered the Royal Navy at the age of 14, went on his first exploratory voyage to Australia (1801-03), and served in the battles of Trafalgar (1805) and New Orleans (1814). He was co-commander of an Arctic expedition of 1818 that sought to reac In September 1846, during his final expedition, he became trapped in the ice in Victoria Strait, off King William Island (the midpoint between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans), which culminated, in April 1848, in the…

Book details

List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Cosimo, Incorporated
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 434
Language: English