The Life of Sir John Franklin, R.N. (Paperback)

Preface; 1. Early years afloat, 1786?1807; 2. Service in two hemispheres, 1807?15; 3. The Dorothea and the Trent, 1815?18; 4. First Arctic expedition, 1818?21; 5. The fight with famine, 1821?2; 6. Husband and widower, 1822?5; 7. Second Arctic expedition, 1825?7; 8. Three years of repose, 1827?30; 9. A Mediterranean command, 1830?3; 10. Before Patras, 1832?4; 11. Lady Franklin's travels, 1831?3; 12. Unwelcome leisure, 1834?6; 13. A new appointment, 1836; 14. Tasmania, 1836?42; 15. The colonial governor, 1836?42; 16. Tasmanian incidents, 1842; 17. Franklin and Montagu, 1841?4; 18. Franklin and Downing Street, 1842?4; 19. A return to the sea, 1844; 20. The last voyage, 1845; 21. 'Towards no earthly pole', 1845?8; 22. The searches for the lost, 1848?54; 23. The 'record' found, 1854?9; 24. A devoted widowhood, 1859?75; 25. Character and career, 1786?1847; Index.