northwest passage

The discovery in 1669 of a journal recording Henry Hudson's tragic search for a passage to Cathay over fifty years earlier, forces Robert Bylot, a once-great maritime explorer, to recall his experiences as part of that expedition--memories he would prefer to forget.

Explores the journey of Sprague Theobald and his family through the Northwest Passage and all the trials they faced, such as extreme cold and polar bears.

Presents a brief biography of French explorer Jacques Cartier, who was one of the major discoverers of Canada.

An account of the search for and discovery of the Northwest Passage.

Dirk Pitt sets out on an expedition with his children along the treacherous Northwest Passage to find a silvery mineral, which will prove his theory and link the causes for the sudden deaths in British Columbia and the incidents between the United States and an ally.

Outlines the events of this English explorer's famous Arctic journeys and his search for the Northwest Passage to Asia.

Chronicles the life and career of Roald Amundsen, the first man to reach the South Pole.

Examines the stories of many explorers--from Holland, England, France, Spain, and Portugal--who tried to sail to China by going northeast over Europe or northwest over what is now Canada.

Probes the tragic and mysterious fate of Sir John Franklin's failed expedition to find the Northwest Passage in 1845.