Ice ghosts : the epic hunt for the lost Franklin expedition
Watson, Paul, 1959-2017
Book
The spellbinding story of the greatest cold case in Arctic history - and how the rare mix of marine science and Inuit knowledge finally led to the recent discovery of the shipwrecks. Spanning nearly 200 years, this book weaves together an account of the legendary Franklin Expedition of 1845 - whose two ships, the HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror, and their crew of 129 were lost to the Arctic ice - with the modern tale of the scientists, researchers, divers, and local Inuit behind the recent discoveries of the two ships, which made news around the world. The author, journalist Paul Watson, was on the icebreaker that led the expedition that discovered the HMS Erebus in 2014, and he broke the news of the discovery of the HMS Terror in 2016. In a masterful work of history and contemporary reporting, he tells the full story of the Franklin Expedition: Sir John Franklin and his crew setting off from England in search of the fabled Northwest Passage; the hazards they encountered and the reasons they were forced to abandon ship after getting stuck in the ice hundreds of miles from the nearest outpost of Western civilization; and the dozens of search expeditions over more than 160 years.
Main title:
Ice ghosts : the epic hunt for the lost Franklin expedition / Paul Watson.
Author:
Watson, Paul, 1959-, author
Imprint:
New York W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]©2017.
Collation:
xxxii, 384 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-367) and index.
ISBN:
9780393249385
Dewey class:
998
Language:
English
Added title:
Subject:
Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847Erebus (Ship)Terror (Ship)John Franklin Arctic Expedition (1845-1851)Inuit -- Arctic regionsExplorers -- Great BritainNorthwest Passage -- Discovery and exploration -- BritishArctic Ocean -- Discovery and exploration -- BritishArctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British
BRN:
323788