Arctic Ordeal: The Journal of John Richardson, Surgeon-naturalist with Franklin, 1820-1822

Sir John Richardson

McGill-Queen's University Press, 1984 - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY - 349 pages

Only a handful of the original members of Sir John Franklin's first Arctic expedition returned. John Richardson was one of them. His journal recounts their journey across the Barren Grounds, providing many details not found in Franklin's own 1823 narrative and raising questions about Franklin's ability as a leader.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Arctic Ordeal: The Journal of John Richardson, Surgeon-naturalist with Franklin, 1820-1822
• Author: Sir John Richardson
• Editor: Clarence Stuart Houston
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1984
• ISBN: 0773504184, 9780773504189
• Length: 349 pages
• Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical; History / Expeditions & Discoveries; Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Polar Regions; Science / Earth Sciences / Geography; Travel / Canada / General