Arctic Ordeal

by C. Stuart Houston and John Richardson

Book Overview

Only a handful of the original members of Sir John Franklin's first Arctic expedition returned. John Richardson was one of them. His journal recounts their journey across the Barren Grounds, providing many details not found in Franklin's own 1823 narrative and raising questions about Franklin's ability as a leader. In addition to his achievements as a doctor, meteorologist, and cartographer, Richardson was the first great naturalist to study the North...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773504184
• ISBN13: 9780773504189
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 349 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.