In May 1845, one of England’s most storied naval officers, Sir John Franklin, launched an expedition to discover the Northwest Passage ... nearly a year later. The explorers had left notes ...

I need epic adventure and exploration in my life.” He would find both on this journey, and live to write about it in “Into the Ice: The Northwest Passage, the Polar Sun, and a 175-Year-Old ...

Early explorers searched for a ... a crucial role in the search for the Northwest Passage by imagining a world that ranged well beyond the limited maps of the late sixteenth century.

When Amundsen set out on the Northwest Passage, he was a transitional character. He was helping to close the chapter of terrestrial exploration and open the space era. After him, what's left?