Title: Arctic hell-ship : the voyage of HMS Enterprise 1850-1855 /
Authors: Barr, William, 1940-
Publisher: University of Alberta Press,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Franklin, John,; Collinson, Richard,; Franklin, John,; Enterprize (Ship); Enterprise (Ship : 1848-1903); Arctic regions Discovery and exploration British.; Canada, Northern Discovery and exploration British.; Northwest Passage Discovery and exploration British.
Abstract: "In 1850-1855, Richard Collinson captained the HMS Enterprise on a voyage to the Arctic in search of the missing Franklin expedition. Under Collinson's command, the Enterprise was instructed to search for, and hopefully rescue, the Franklin expedition by approaching the Northwest Passage from the west, Franklin having entered from the east. Barr tells the story of that most unusual journey, during which the crew spent three winters frozen into the the arctic ice. Relations between Collinson and many of his officers were so poor that three of them spent most of the voyage under arrest. This tale is accompanied by a selection of vivid paintings by the ship's assistant surgeon, Edward Adams. Historians and those with a penchant for Arctic history will find themselves immersed in this dramatic voyage."--Jacket.
Contents: The task and the man -- From the Thames to Bering Strait -- "I must have 15 miles" -- Sitka, Hawaii, and winter at Hong Kong -- Return to the Arctic -- Past Point Barrow and round Banks Island -- Wintering at Winter Cove -- Farthest east -- Wintering at Cambridge Bay -- Retreat to the west -- Wintering at Camden Bay -- Homeward bound -- Results and reactions, then and later.