Part of the 'Time Quest' children's series of books, this covers the research into the Franklin Expedition by Owen Beattie in 1984 on Beechey Island in the Canadian Arctic. Beattie located and excavated the graves of John Torrington, John Hartnell and William Braine, crew members of the 1845 expedition to discover the Northwest Passage. In addition there is a fictionalized account of the trip through the eyes of John Torrington and Luke Smith, both young crew members, together with coloured illustrations. Numerous maps and colour photographs of the discoveries in 1984 are also included.