Project Gutenberg 2010-08-19 Public domain in the USA. 327 Franklin, John 1786 1847 Franklin, John, Sir Richardson, John, Sir 1787 1865 Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827 Produced by Carlo Traverso, Adam Styles and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827" by John Franklin is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work chronicles Franklin's ambitious expedition to explore the northern coast of North America, primarily focusing on the geographic and scientific inquiries undertaken during the journey. The narrative includes the challenges faced by Franklin and his crew, along with their interactions with Indigenous peoples and the harsh Arctic environment. At the start of the narrative, Franklin outlines the preparations and official instructions from the British government to pursue a path for a northern sea passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The initial chapters detail the journey of Franklin and his officers as they join the expedition's boats on the Methye River, discussing the logistical complexities of traversing challenging waterways and portages. As the party navigates through a series of rivers and interactions with the Hudson's Bay Company and various Native tribes, they are faced with the constant struggle against nature and the uncertainties associated with Arctic exploration. The opening sets the stage for a gripping tale of adventure, survival, and scientific discovery in one of the most remote corners of the globe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British Scientific expeditions -- Arctic regions Natural history -- Arctic regions Northwest, Canadian -- Discovery and exploration -- British G Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) 915703 2025-06-13T14:26:43.510281 text/html 912957 2010-08-19T10:11:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1927445 2010-08-19T10:11:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1644089 2025-06-13T14:27:05.580142 application/epub+zip 1654719 2025-06-13T14:26:51.708186 application/epub+zip 392163 2025-06-13T14:26:46.955222 application/epub+zip 1377587 2025-06-13T14:27:13.659118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1337154 2025-06-13T14:27:01.199179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 595867 2022-09-15T10:03:48.453154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 837080 2025-06-13T14:26:42.066257 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 836782 2010-08-19T09:20:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 293219 2010-08-19T10:11:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 836807 2010-08-19T09:20:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 293111 2010-08-19T10:11:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22412 2025-06-13T14:27:13.835099 application/rdf+xml 27002 2025-06-13T14:26:47.586197 image/jpeg 4983 2025-06-13T14:26:47.271199 image/jpeg 2215987 2025-06-13T14:26:43.612226 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 en.wikipedia