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Author Beattie, Owen, author.

Title Frozen in time : the fate of the Franklin expedition / Owen Beattie & John Geiger ; introduction by Margaret Atwood ; foreword by Wade Davis.

Publication Info. Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books, [2017]
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Location Call No. Status
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  910.09 BEA    Check Shelf
Edition [New edition].
Description xvii, 285 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 22 cm.
Note "With new revelations about the amazing discoveries of Franklin's lost ships, Erebus and Terror."--Cover.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-277) and index.
Contents King William Island, 29 June 1981 -- A subject of wonder -- Into the frozen seas -- Puny efforts -- Isthmus of the graves -- Region of Terror -- Terror camp clear -- Scattered bones -- The boat place -- A doorway opens -- Across the precipice -- The face of death -- The evidence mounts -- Hartnell redux -- The Royal marine -- Understanding disaster.
Summary "Frozen In Time tells the dramatic story of how Sir John Franklin's elite naval forces came within sight of the Northwest Passage, only to succumb to unimaginable horrors. A gripping tale of cannibalism, bureaucratic hubris, great courage, and groundbreaking science, it shows how the excavation of three sailors from the 1845 Franklin expedition, buried for 136 years on the Arctic headland of Beechey Island, shed new light on one of the world's great maritime mysteries--and, in this new edition, how the 2014 and 2016 discoveries of the lost ships Erebus and Terror will help solve it."--Provided by publisher.
Subject Franklin, John, 1786-1847.
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
Northwest Passage.
Franklin, John, 1786-1847. (OCoLC)fst01898034
Discoveries in geography -- British. (OCoLC)fst01352751
Arctic Ocean -- Northwest Passage. (OCoLC)fst01242546
Arctic Regions. (OCoLC)fst01240227
Added Author Atwood, Margaret, 1939- writer of introduction.
Davis, Wade, writer of foreword.
Geiger, John, 1960- author.
ISBN 9781771641739 (softcover)
1771641738 (softcover)
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