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| Illustrations | xv | |
| Preface | xix | |
| Maps | ||
| Franklin's Arctic Land Expeditions | xxiii | |
| Back's Great Fish River Expedition | xxx | |
| Back's HMS Terror Expedition | xxxiii | |
| Part 1 | Apprentice to Hardship | |
| 1 | King's Letter Boy, 1796-1809 | 3 |
| 2 | Prisoner of Napoleon, 1809-14 | 16 |
| 3 | Franklin's Midshipman, 1815-18 | 35 |
| Part 2 | Franklin's First Arctic Land Expedition | |
| 4 | To Hudson Bay, 1819 | 57 |
| 5 | A York Boat West, 1819-20 | 67 |
| 6 | To Fort Chipewyan, 1820 | 85 |
| 7 | Fort Enterprise, 1820 | 94 |
| 8 | Back's Winter Journey, 1820-21 | 105 |
| 9 | The Hyperborean Sea, 1821 | 116 |
| 10 | Deathly Retreat South, 1821 | 130 |
| 11 | Things which Must Not Be Known, 1821-22 | 144 |
| Part 3 | Franklin's Second Arctic Land Expedition | |
| 12 | To the North Coast of America, 1823-25 | 157 |
| 13 | Down the Mackenzie, 1825-26 | 175 |
| 14 | Eskimo Affrays, 1826-27 | 185 |
| Part 4 | Interlude Ashore | |
| 15 | Tour of the Continent, 1830-32 | 201 |
| Part 5 | The Great Fish River Expedition | |
| 16 | Return to the Barrens, 1833 | 211 |
| 17 | Hunger at Fort Reliance, 1833-34 | 222 |
| 18 | Descent of the Thlew-ee-choh, 1834 | 235 |
| 19 | The Unmapped Ocean, 1834-35 | 247 |
| Part 6 | HMS Terror Expedition | |
| 20 | Back's Last Blank on the Map, 1836-37 | 261 |
| 21 | Arctic Councillor, 1837-87 | 275 |
| Select Bibliography | 287 | |
| Index | 299 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
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Montrell White
reviewed Man Who Mapped the Arctic: The Intrepid Life of George Back, Franklin's Lieutenant on October 19, 2014
Man Who Mapped the Arctic: The Intrepid Life of George Back, Franklin's Lieutenant
This is a well-researched, well-written book about an arctic explorer who stands in the shadow of Franklin himself. This book brings Lieutenant George Back out of the shadows and into his own well-deserved spotlight.
I rated this book 3/5 because it will primarily appeal only to those deeply interested in (i.e. already have a background knowledge of) Arctic/Northwest Passage history.
I also took away a star for lack of colour images of places Back so well describes in his journals. It would have been nice to see what these places actually look like today. Otherwise, the book is liberally enhanced with Back's own detailed sketches.
For a good introduction to Northwest Passage history, check out Across the Top of the World: The Quest for the Northwest Passage
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