Project Gutenberg 2006-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 287 Franklin, John 1786 1847 Franklin, John, Sir Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 1 Produced 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)) "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.) Reading ease score: 60.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Northwest Passage Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British Canada, Northern -- Description and travel Franklin, John, 1786-1847 -- Diaries Explorers -- Great Britain -- Diaries G Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other Category: History - Modern (1750+) 582713 2025-08-08T07:06:57.258349 text/html 587991 2006-08-03T11:56:10 text/html 1216848 2025-08-08T07:07:09.730289 application/epub+zip 1221163 2025-08-08T07:07:02.212298 application/epub+zip 298030 2025-08-08T07:06:59.779338 application/epub+zip 1100585 2025-08-08T07:07:14.665264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1044861 2025-08-08T07:07:07.648342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390630 2022-09-09T06:56:03.872026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520581 2025-08-08T07:06:56.443331 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 520153 2006-08-03T11:56:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 520885 2006-08-03T11:56:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21322 2025-08-08T07:07:14.799251 application/rdf+xml 24722 2025-08-08T07:07:00.307321 image/jpeg 4467 2025-08-08T07:07:00.050305 image/jpeg 189673 2006-08-03T11:56:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 1147404 2006-08-03T11:56:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 189608 2006-08-03T11:56:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 1333927 2025-08-08T07:06:57.315377 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia