An Arctic Voyage to Baffin's Bay and Lancaster Sound Goodsir Paperback

An Arctic Voyage to Baffin's Bay and Lancaster SoundIn Search of Friends with Sir John Franklin\nAuthor(s): Robert Anstruther Goodsir\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108071659, 978-1108071659\nSynopsis\nIn 1847, Sir John Franklin and his crew perished on their Arctic expedition. The following years saw multiple attempts to discover what happened to them. First published in 1850, this short account by Robert Anstruther Goodsir [tel] is based on the journal he kept while serving as surgeon during an 1849 mission in search of the missing explorers. Seeking to find his brother, Harry, who was assistant surgeon and naturalist on Franklin's expedition, Goodsir vividly describes the various dangers encountered, such as ice floes, icebergs, storms and shipwrecks. Moreover, he takes note of wildlife, notably birds and fish, and records interactions with Inuit. The perspective offered by a medical man,.