The story of explorers who risked and sometimes lost their lives in search of a sea route connecting Europe with Asia, known as the Northwest Passage.
General Note
Includes index.
Content Note
ch. 1. An archipelago of ice -- ch. 2. The Strait of Anian -- ch. 3. First approaches -- ch. 4. British endeavours -- ch. 5. A push in all directions -- ch. 6. Franklin lost, the Passage discovered -- ch. 7. Franklin's fate -- ch. 8. The Northwest Passage conquered -- Epilogue : the Passage after 1945.