Chronicles of Canada Volume 20 - Adventurers of the Far North
by Stephen Leacock
About this book
This is volume 20 of The Chronicles of Canada series. This volume describes the explorers who braved the Canadian Arctic in search of the Northwest Passage, focusing on Samuel Hearne, Sir Alexander Mackenzie, and Sir John Franklin. (Summary by TriciaG)
Chapters (6)
11 - The Great Elizabethan Navigators
22 - Hearne's Overland Journey to the Northern Ocean
33 - Mackenzie Descends the Great River of the North
44 - The Memorable Exploits of Sir John Franklin
55 - The Tragedy of Franklin's Fate
66 - Epilogue: The Conquest of the Pole. Bibliographical Note.
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