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Geiger, John, 1960-
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Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847 -- Travel -- Northwest Passage.
Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847 -- Travel -- Arctic regions.
Erebus (Ship)
Archaeological expeditions -- Canada, Northern.
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
Northwest Passage -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
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Geiger, John, 1960-
Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847 -- Travel -- Northwest Passage.
Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847 -- Travel -- Arctic regions.
Erebus (Ship)
Archaeological expeditions -- Canada, Northern.
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
Northwest Passage -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
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Franklin's lost ship : the historic discovery of HMS Erebus / John Geiger and Alanna Mitchell ; with a foreword by The Hon. Leona Aglukkaq.
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Geiger, John, 1960-
HarperCollins Canada, 2015.
Call #:
917
.19
G312f
Subjects
Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847 -- Travel -- Northwest Passage.
Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847 -- Travel -- Arctic regions.
Erebus (Ship)
Archaeological expeditions -- Canada, Northern.
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
Northwest Passage -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
ISBN:
9781443444170 (hc.)
Description:
xv, 201 p. : ill. (chiefly colour), maps (some colour), colour portraits ; 24 cm.
Summary:
The greatest mystery in all of exploration is the fate of the 1845–1848 British Arctic Expedition commanded by Sir John Franklin. All 129 crewmen died, and the two ships seemingly vanished without a trace. The expedition's destruction was a mass disaster spread over two years. With the vessels beset and abandoned, the crew confronted a horrific ordeal. They suffered from lead poisoning, were stricken with scurvy and, ultimately, resorted to cannibalism in their final days. The mysterious fate of the ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, has captured the public's imagination for seventeen decades. Now, one of Franklin's lost ships has been found. During the summer of 2014, the Victoria Strait Expedition, the largest effort to find the ships since the 1850s, was led by Parks Canada in partnership with the Arctic Research Foundation, The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and other public and private partners. The expedition used world-leading technology in underwater exploration and succeeded in a major find -- the discovery of Erebus. The story of this expedition, featuring the first images of the Erebus, weaving together a story of historical mystery and modern adventure.
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Mitchell, Alanna.
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