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Schwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Franklin Records
by William H. (William Henry) Gilder
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23 totalSCHWATKA'S SEARCH - SLEDGING IN THE ARCTIC IN QUEST OF THE FRANKLIN RECORDS - BY - WILLIAM H. GILDER SECOND IN COMMAND - INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER I. NORTHWARD - CHAPTER II. THE WINTER CAMP - CHAPTER III. OUR DOGS - CHAPTER IV. IN THE SLEDGES - CHAPTER V. NATIVE WITNESSES - CHAPTER VI. THE MIDNIGHT SUN - CHAPTER VII. RELICS - CHAPTER VIII. IRVING'S GRAVE - CHAPTER IX. ARCTIC COSTUMES - CHAPTER X. OVER MELTING SNOWS - CHAPTER XI. AMATEUR ESQUIMAUX - CHAPTER XII. WALRUS DIET - CHAPTER XIII. THE RETURN - CHAPTER XIV. FAMINE - CHAPTER XV. ESQUIMAU HOME-LIFE - CHAPTER XVI. HOMEWARD - CHAPTER XVII. THE GRAVES OF THE EXPLORERS - LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. - LIEUTENANT SCHWATKA CAMP DALY IN SUMMER ESQUIMAUX GOING TO THE HUNTING-GROUND A CAIRN CAIRN MARKING DEPOSIT OF PROVISIONS THE SHIPS IN WINTER QUARTERS ESQUIMAU PLAYING THE KI-LOWTY CAMP DALY IN WINTER DOWN-HILL WITH THE SLEDGES HUNTING MUSK-OXEN THE GREAT BEND IN HAYES RIVER THE SOURCES OF THE HAYES RIVER MEETING WITH THE OOKJOOLIKS THE NETCHILLIK AMBASSADRESS THE COUNCIL WITH THE NETCHILLIKS SNOW-HUTS ON CAPE HERSCHEL CROSSING EREBUS BAY CURIOUS FORMATION OF CLAY-STONE CLAY-STONE MOUNDS THE BREAKING UP OF THE ICE THE MARCH SOUTHWARD SCHWATKA'S PERMANENT CAMP HENRY KLUTSCHAK'S CAMP VIEW ON BACK'S RIVER THE DANGEROUS RAPIDS, BACK'S RIVER THE MARCH IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER VIEW ON CONNERY RIVER ESQUIMAUX BUILDING A HUT SECTION AND PLAN OF ESQUIMAUX HUT ESQUIMAU WOMAN COOKING
SCHWATKA'S SEARCH. - CHAPTER I. - NORTHWARD.
Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks
CHAPTER II. - THE WINTER CAMP.
CHAPTER III. - OUR DOGS.
CHAPTER IV. - IN THE SLEDGES.
CHAPTER V. - NATIVE WITNESSES.
CHAPTER VI. - THE MIDNIGHT SUN.
CHAPTER VII. - RELICS.
Description
Lieutenant Schwatza’s 1880 trek across the frozen Arctic is rendered in a meticulous daily log that reads like a journalist’s dispatch from the edge of the world. The narrative captures brutal cold—temperatures plunging to unprecedented lows—while the party hunts reindeer, musk‑oxen and seals to survive where earlier explorers had found none. Schwatza’s observations aim to settle lingering questions about the fate of Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition.
Beyond the stark survival story, the book presents the painstaking effort to locate and identify the remains of Franklin’s crew, describing the recovery of watches, silver trinkets and other personal artifacts. It does not shy away from the grim testimony of Inuit witnesses who relayed accounts of cannibalism among the stranded men, a detail that sparked controversy in Victorian society. The author includes contemporary dissenting opinions, letting readers weigh the competing interpretations of the evidence.
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Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (436K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2004-09-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
William H. (William Henry) Gilder
1838–1900
Best known for vivid firsthand writing about Arctic travel, this American soldier-turned-journalist brought exploration to life for 19th-century readers. His books mix endurance, observation, and a reporter’s eye for dramatic detail.
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