Overland to Starvation Cove
With the Inuit in Search of Franklin, 1878-1880
University of Toronto Press · Print & ebook · December 15, 1987
In May 1845 Sir John Franklin sailed westward from England in search of the Northwest Passage and was never seen again.
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- Who it’s for
- An artist-surveyor’s account brings the search for Franklin together with early descriptions of three Inuit communities.
- Themes
- Canadian exploration history, Franklin expedition search, Inuit communities
- Genres
- Polar Regions History, Exploration & Discovery, Adventurers & Explorers
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In May 1845 Sir John Franklin sailed westward from England in search of the Northwest Passage and was never seen again. Some thirty-five years later, Heinrich Klutschak of Prague, artist and surveyor on a small expedition led by Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka of the 3rd US Cavalry Regiment, stumbled upon the grisly remains at Starvation Cove of the last survivors among Franklin's men. Overland to Starvation Cove is the first English translation of Klutschak's account.
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A significant contribution to Canadian exploration history, it is also an important anthropological document, providing some of the earliest reliable descriptions of the Aivilingmiut, the Utkuhikhalingmiut, and the Netsilingmiut. But above all, it is a fascinating story of arctic adventure.
Franklin Search
An artist-surveyor’s account brings the search for Franklin together with early descriptions of three Inuit communities.
Come here for
- Klutschak’s account of the search for Franklin, in its first English translation
- Early descriptions of the Aivilingmiut, Utkuhikhalingmiut, and Netsilingmiut
Expect
- A record of the 1878–1880 expedition led by Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka
- Canadian exploration history and anthropological description
Where it sits
| Exploration & Discovery | 53% |
|---|---|
| Polar Regions History | 51% |
| Adventurers & Explorers | 37% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Adventurers & Explorers
- Post-Confederation Canada
- Polar Regions History
- Exploration & Discovery
- Authors
- Heinrich Klutschak
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Published
- December 15, 1987
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Canadian exploration history · Franklin expedition search · Inuit communities
- Reading lane
- Adventurers & Explorers