Wednesday, August 8, 2007

History / Geography - The Northwest (Arctic) Passage

In this narrated slide show, see artifacts recovered from British explorer Sir John Franklin's ill-fated expedition to pioneer a passage through the Arctic Ocean. Narrator Russell Potter is an English professor at Rhode Island College whose research interests include Arctic exploration and Inuit culture. He is the editor of the Arctic Book Review, a biannual survey of books on subjects related to the Arctic.


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