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In the mid-1800s, George Back went on three Arctic expeditions with Sir John Franklin across the barren lands of the Canadian north. But unlike Franklin, Back lived to tell his tales in journals, drawings, watercolors, and maps. Noted writer Peter Steele drew on these sources, along with... read more

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First Sentence

To a boy like George Back Britain's Royal Navy held glamour.

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  1. Peter Steele (Author)
 

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