Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Prologue 1
5. Franklin Departs 5
6. William Penny and Arctic Whaling 10
7. The Summer of 1845 19
8. Whaling Interlude 26
9. Concern Mounts 41
10. A Silver Penny 61
11. Under Way 77
12. More Hunters on the Track 84
13. North from Disko 114
14. Sail versus Steam 127
15. A Massacre Reported 150
16. To the West Land 168
17. Into Lancaster Sound 181
18. Wellington Channel 202
19. West to Cornwallis Island 224
20. Beset in the Drifting Pack 236
21. Into Winter Quarters 246
22. Preparations for Winter 258
23. The Festive Season 278
24. The Sledging Season: A False Start 286
25. Second Attempt 305
26. Penny’s Boat Voyage 313
27. A Thousand-Mile Drift among Ice Floes 331
28. Homeward Voyage 343
29. Penny’s Arrival 252
30. The Inquiry 364
31. An Open Polar Sea? 380
32. A Dispute over Place Names 401
33. Penny’s Portrait 411
34. A Gratifying Acknowledgment 416
35. Persistence 438
36. Postscript 460
37. Unit Conversion Table 465
38. Notes 467
39. Bibliography 493
40. Index of Names 505
41. Index of Places 513
42. Index of Ships 517