CONTENTS

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I. [THE GREAT ELIZABETHAN NAVIGATORS] 1
II. [HEARNE'S OVERLAND JOURNEY TO THE NORTHERN OCEAN] 34
III. [MACKENZIE DESCENDS THE GREAT RIVER OF THE NORTH] 70
IV. [THE MEMORABLE EXPLOITS OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN] 89
V. [THE TRAGEDY OF FRANKLIN'S FATE] 112
VI. [EPILOGUE. THE CONQUEST OF THE POLE] 136
[BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE] 147
[INDEX] 149