The diary of a young member of the rescue party sent to find British explorer Sir John Franklin in 1850 describes their hardships and frustrations.
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The diary of a young member of the rescue party sent to find British explorer Sir John Franklin in 1850 describes their hardships and frustrations.
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Fine. Book First edition. Edited by Harold B. Gill, Jr. and Joanne Young. [8], 201pp. Illustrated from photographs, drawings and maps. Notes, glossary, bibliography and index. Blue cloth. A very fine copy. Carter was the first officer on the brig Rescue on the U.S. Grinnell Expedition which jointed British ships in search of Franklin and his expedition, lost in their search for the Northwest Passage in 1845.