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100 1 _aFranklin, John,
_d1786-1847
245 1 0 _aNarrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 1
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2006-08-03
508 _aProduced by Robert Cicconetti, GVB and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (www.canadiana.org))
520 _a"Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22" by John Franklin is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book chronicles the expedition led by Captain Franklin to explore the northern coast of North America, focusing on the geography, climate, and indigenous people encountered during the journey. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for Franklin's expedition, detailing the preparations and initial stages of the journey from England. The text introduces Franklin and his companions, who are tasked with mapping the northern coastline and observing various geographical phenomena. They encounter delays at sea due to unfavorable weather while preparing to make landfall in the region around the Hudson Bay, highlighting the challenges and uncertainties inherent in Arctic exploration during that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aNorthwest Passage
653 _aArctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British
653 _aCanada, Northern -- Description and travel
653 _aFranklin, John, 1786-1847 -- Diaries
653 _aExplorers -- Great Britain -- Diaries
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18979
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