Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Maps vii
4. Tables viii
5. Foreword ix
6. Preface xi
7. Acknowledgments xvii
8. Introduction xxi
9. Fort Enterprise 1820 3
10. Fort Enterprise: Preparation for Departure 24
11. On Snowshoes to Rocknest Lake 45
12. By Canoe Down the Coppermine 61
13. By Canoe in the Arctic Ocean 85
14. Starvation on the Barrens 123
15. Dr Richardson's Narrative Report 148
16. Rescue and Recovery 161
17. Commentary 183
18. Bird Observations by John Richardson during the First Franklin Expedition 223
19. Mammal Observations by John Richardson during the First Franklin Expedition 245
20. Fish Collected by John Richardson during the First Franklin Expedition 256
21. Plants Named by and for John Richardson 262
22. John Richardson's Contribution to Lichenology: Solution of a 160-Year-Old Puzzle 270
23. John Richardson's Geological Field Work 273
24. Notes 317
25. Bibliography 331
26. Index 335