In “Robert Rogers, Ranger,” Mr. Klotz ... This “St. Francis Raid” inspired Kenneth Roberts’s 1937 novel, “Northwest Passage,” adapted in 1940 into a gritty King Vidor movie with ...

In May 1845, one of England’s most storied naval officers, Sir John Franklin, launched an expedition to discover the Northwest Passage. Once thought to be ice-free, the legendary North Pole ...