In May 1845, one of England’s most storied naval officers, Sir John Franklin, launched an expedition to discover the Northwest Passage. Once thought to be ice-free, the legendary North Pole ...

In May 1845, one of England’s most storied naval officers, Sir John Franklin, launched an expedition to discover the Northwest Passage. Once thought to be ice-free, the legendary North Pole ...

At times it reads like an academic paper, as Synnott references the work of various historians through the years who have investigated the Franklin expedition ... about his third attempt to map the ...

The mystery of the subtitle is what happened to John Franklin. On May 19, 1845, the Royal Navy expedition commander set off from Greenhithe, England, in search of the Northwest Passage.

At times it reads like an academic paper, as Synnott references the work of various historians through the years who have investigated the Franklin expedition. He takes us back nearly two ...

At times it reads like an academic paper, as Synnott references the work of various historians through the years who have investigated the Franklin expedition ... about his third attempt to map the ...