Karen Clemens Warrick

"In 1830, many immigrants from the United States called Texas, then a territory of Mexico, home. These immigrants outnumbered Mexican citizens. The U.S. government offered to buy Texas. Instead, Mexico sent troops to keep more U.S. settlers from crossing the border. Tension mounted, as each side prepared to take a stand. Today, people often forget Texas was once part of Mexico, but the cry Remember the Alamo has lived on in history. Engaging text,...

Recounts the disappearance of Sir John Franklin's expedition in search of a sea route around northern North America in 1845, efforts to find him and the elusive Northwest Passage, and other expeditions by land and sea, and their impact.