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 ... funded Synnott’s voyage, as it has ...

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 ...

In May 1845, one of England’s most storied naval officers, Sir John Franklin ... between the Atlantic and Pacific,” Franklin was chosen to lead the voyage although he was 59 years old at ...

Book Review: Mark Synnott Heads ‘Into the Ice’ to Chase the Maritime Mystery of Sir John Franklin Mark Synnott ... National Geographic funded Synnott’s voyage, as it has many of his previous ...

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 ... funded Synnott’s voyage, as it has ...