Elisha Kent Kane
Author
Language
English
Description
In 1845, British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin (1786–1847) embarked on his third and final expedition into the Canadian Arctic to force the Northwest Passage. After two years with no word, a £20,000 reward was offered to anyone who could find the expedition, leading to many rescue attempts. Two such attempts were undertaken by Elisha Kent Kane (1820–1857), American explorer and United States Navy medical officer. Despite...
Author
Series
Lakeside classics volume 94
Publisher
Lakeside Press
Pub. Date
1996
Physical Desc
lix, 447 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 18 cm.
Language
English