Career, Last Voyage, and Fate of Captain Sir John Franklin

Klappentext An 1860 account of Sir John Franklin's life and of the search for him, by the naval officer Sherard Osborn. Zusammenfassung This 1860 account of Sir John Franklin's life and of the search for him was written by the experienced naval officer Sherard Osborn (several of whose other works have been reissued in this series) to inspire the youth of Britain to follow the great explorer's example of duty and rectitude. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The career of Franklin; 2. The career of Franklin (cont.); 3. The last voyage of Franklin; 4. The last voyage of Franklin (cont.); 5. The search for Franklin.

Product details

• Authors: Sherard Osborn, Osborn Sherard
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.04.2014
• EAN: 9781108071758
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07175-8
• No. of pages: 140
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Historical Geography, HISTORY / Polar Regions, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Geographical discovery & exploration, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Geographical discovery and exploration, Arctic regions, Historical Geography, History of other geographical groupings and regions, History of other lands