{"product_id":"journey-to-the-polar-sea-john-franklin-9781997846086","title":"Journey to the Polar Sea 1819-1822","description":"Exploration, Starvation, and Survival in the Quest for the Northwest Passage\u003cp\u003eIn 1819 Lieutenant John Franklin was selected to command the Royal Navy's first overland expedition in the Canadian wilderness. Their mission was to seek the Northwest Passage by charting the northern coast eastwards from the Coppermine River while documenting the geography of Northern Canada, from flora and fauna to magnetic variations to meteorology to the Aurora Borealis. Assisting the expedition with information, advice, and supplies was the Hudson's Bay Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat began with promise soon became a harrowing struggle to survive. Miscalculations by the leadership combined with missing supplies to reduce the expedition to starvation, murder, and even cannibalism. Eleven men died, and Franklin became forever known as \"the man who ate his boots.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the 1823 folio, this new deluxe edition contains 4 maps and 28 restored engravings, 11 of which are in colour. It also includes detailed scientific appendices by Dr. John Richardson, Lieutenant Robert Hood, and Joseph Sabine. It is a remarkable look at the land and people of early 19th century Northern Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Franklin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 199784608X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781997846086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Legacy Books Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.53d","brand":"John Franklin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49148579447039,"sku":"9781997846086","price":82.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/journey-to-the-polar-sea-john-franklin-9781997846086","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}