by Sten Nadolny, Ralph Freedman
Page 1: John Franklin was ten years old, and he was still so slow that he couldn't catch a ball.Page 175:They fought their way across the crevasses opening in the ice plateau until they reached the cliff above the Dorthea. Deep down she hurled herself against the ice wall long since surrounded by th...
In recent years, polar exploration has regained much attention; particularly so the voyages of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton. Relatively little, in comparison, is known about Sir John Franklin, who after several expeditions to the Polar Sea lost his life shortly after having discovered the No...
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