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The 6,736-mile journey takes 112 days, which provides plenty of time for readers to learn the story of British Arctic ...

The 6,736-mile journey takes 112 days, which provides plenty of time for readers to learn the story of British Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin and the 128 men he led on an expedition to discover the ...

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 ...

Sir John Franklin set out with two ships, the HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror, to find the Northwest Passage. They vanished without a trace, sparking one of history's great maritime puzzles. For years, ...

The travelogue moments of the book are the best written, as Synnott and his crew sail his 47-foot boat Polar Sun east to west through the passage, from Nuuk, Greenland, to Nome, Alaska. “When the sun ...

INTO THE ICE: The Northwest Passage, the Polar Sun, and a 175-Year-Old Mystery. By Mark Synnott. Dutton. 432 pages. $33. Mark Synnott admits in the introduction to his new book that “it is out ...

Book Review: Mark Synnott Heads ‘Into the Ice’ to Chase the Maritime Mystery of Sir John Franklin Mark Synnott admits in the introduction to his new book that “it is out in the high and wild ...