TITLE:
Graves of ice : the lost Franklin expedition.
Publication Date:
2014
Subject Term:
Summary:
George Chambers is a fourteen-year-old aboard HMS Erebus, one of two ships under the command of Sir John Franklin on his quest to discover the Northwest Passage. But when the Erebus and Terror are trapped in crushing ice, 129 men of the crew die from cold, scurvy, and starvation. Only two remain alive when George begins to recount his story: himself and Commander James Fitzjames.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781443107945
General Note:
"George Chambers, the Northwest Passage, 1845"--Cover.
