Project Gutenberg 2011-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 220 M'Clintock, Francis Leopold, Sir 1819 1907 McClintock, Francis Leopold, Sir M'Clintock, F. L. (Francis Leopold), Sir M'Clintock, F. Leopold (Francis Leopold), Sir Murchison, Roderick Impey, Sir 1792 1871 In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Irma Spehar, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "In the Arctic Seas" by Sir Francis Leopold M'Clintock is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The narrative chronicles M'Clintock's expedition aboard the yacht 'Fox' in search of Sir John Franklin and his missing crew, revealing the mysteries of their ultimate fate. The book blends personal adventure with significant scientific exploration, discussing the harsh realities of Arctic navigation and the tenacity required to survive in such extreme conditions. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for M'Clintock's expedition, detailing the preparations for the journey to discover the fate of the ill-fated Franklin Expedition. The text describes the securing of the ship 'Fox,' the selection of a seasoned crew made up largely of veterans from previous Arctic ventures, and Lady Franklin’s heartfelt dedication of the mission. It conveys a sense of urgency and national duty to uncover the truth surrounding the tragedy and hints at the immense challenges the crew would face in the unforgiving Arctic landscape. M'Clintock’s reflections on his responsibility to fulfill this noble cause are both poignant and stirring, laying the groundwork for the trials and discoveries that are to unfold in the following chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Northwest Passage Arctic regions Franklin, John, 1786-1847 Fox (Ship) M'Clintock, Francis Leopold, Sir, 1819-1907 -- Diaries M'Clintock, Francis Leopold, Sir, 1819-1907 -- Travel -- Arctic regions G Text Travel Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 685018 685076 2024-10-16T04:26:05.350515 2023-09-16T10:51:16.309509 text/html text/html 692919 2021-01-08T05:36:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1104041 2021-01-08T05:36:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1199286 2024-10-16T04:26:20.836435 application/epub+zip 1211135 2024-10-16T04:26:09.966466 application/epub+zip 334752 2024-10-16T04:26:07.818474 application/epub+zip 1791440 2024-10-16T04:26:28.027381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1747162 2024-10-16T04:26:18.735458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550415 2022-09-17T09:00:40.349744 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 599322 2024-10-16T04:26:03.439494 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 598849 2021-01-08T05:36:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 228896 2021-01-08T05:36:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 598816 2021-01-08T05:36:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 228869 2021-01-08T05:36:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 599687 2021-01-08T05:36:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 228815 2021-01-08T05:36:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24784 2024-10-16T04:26:28.195362 application/rdf+xml 10814 2024-10-16T04:26:08.414466 image/jpeg 2824 2024-10-16T04:26:08.114447 image/jpeg 1176877 2024-10-16T04:26:05.444462 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog