Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 148 Gilder, William H. (William Henry) 1838 1900 Schwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Franklin Records Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Schwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Franklin Records" by William H. Gilder is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative recounts the ambitious journey led by Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka, who embarks on an Arctic expedition to uncover the fate of Sir John Franklin's ill-fated voyage and to locate the long-lost records of his expedition. This journey is marked by extreme cold, dangerous conditions, and the efforts of a diverse crew consisting of experienced explorers and local Inuit guides. The opening of the book introduces the reader to the context of Schwatka's search, detailing the historical significance of the Franklin expedition and the skepticism surrounding the various previous searches for it. The prologue sets a tone of adventure, revealing the determination and perseverance required by Schwatka and his companions as they leave their last point of contact, the schooner "Eothen," and venture into the treacherous Arctic landscape. The narrative showcases their preparations, the camaraderie amongst the crew, and the challenges they anticipate facing in pursuit of their goal, along with reflections on the weather, dangers of the land, and the dire implications of their quest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Arctic regions Schwatka, Frederick, 1849-1892 Franklin, John, 1786-1847 G Text Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Modern (1750+) 496161 2025-07-03T08:10:43.333430 text/html 495982 2025-01-09T23:42:17.336199 text/html 289516 2025-07-03T08:10:52.013408 application/epub+zip 295070 2025-07-03T08:10:46.954446 application/epub+zip 251533 2025-07-03T08:10:45.688455 application/epub+zip 606869 2025-07-03T08:10:56.069430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 575379 2025-07-03T08:10:51.019458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434185 2022-09-03T12:34:48.054009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466850 2025-07-03T08:10:42.973493 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 461883 2020-12-29T21:24:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17776 2025-07-03T08:10:56.191406 application/rdf+xml 25349 2025-07-03T08:10:46.187428 image/jpeg 4683 2025-07-03T08:10:45.936425 image/jpeg 177745 2020-12-29T21:24:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 288291 2025-07-03T08:10:43.370426 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