
"Sherard Osborn in his 'Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal', gave us the most fascinating picture of life in the far North that has yet appeared....Sherard Osborn, who was the moving spirit in securing the dispatch of the Arctic Expedition, and whose bright example inspired...

Lt. Sherard Osborn

The North-West Passage had thwarted the attempts of many expeditions by the mid nineteenth century, but none were so famous as the disappearance of Sir John Franklin and his crew. After two years with no word, a 20,000 reward was offered to anyone who could find the expedition,...



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By the middle of the nineteenth century, the goal of the North-West Passage had claimed the lives of many explorers, yet the disappearance of the expedition led by Sir John Franklin occasioned the greatest response. Naval officer Sherard Osborn (1822-75) took part in the search...

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1865. Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal or, eighteen months in the polar regions in search of Sir John Franklins expedition in 1850/51 to which is added the career, last voyage, and fate of Captain Sir John Franklin.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1865. Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal or, eighteen months in the polar regions in search of Sir John Franklins expedition in 1850/51 to which is added the career, last voyage, and fate of Captain Sir John Franklin.


Stray Leaves From An Arctic Journal: Or Eighteen Months In The Polar Regions In Search Of Sir John Franklin�������s Expedition, 1850-51 (1852) is a non-fiction book written by Sherard Osborn. The book is a detailed account of Osborn's...


