In 1845, Sir John Franklin commanded two ships on an expedition to find
a Northwest Passage from England through the Arctic and over to Asia. If
successful, the route would be a faster way to get goods from Asia to
Europe and back. But success was not in the cards for Franklin's
expedition. Only recently, the sunken ships were discovered in the icy
Arctic waters. What happened to Franklin and his men, and what messages
did they leave behind?