Finding Franklin: The Untold Story of a 165-Year Search
Russell. A. Potter
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Description for Finding Franklin: The Untold Story of a 165-Year Search
Hardback. The full story of those who have searched for Franklin since his expedition disappeared. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBC; 1QMP; 3JH; HBJK; HBJQ; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 250 x 23. Weight in Grams: 654.
In 2014 media around the world buzzed with news that an archaeological team from Parks Canada had located and identified the wreck of HMS Erebus, the flagship of Sir John Franklin's lost expedition to find the Northwest Passage. Finding Franklin outlines the larger story and the cast of detectives from every walk of life that led to the discovery, solving one of the Arctic's greatest mysteries. In compelling and accessible prose, Russell Potter details his decades of work alongside key figures in the era of modern searches for the expedition and elucidates how shared research and ideas have led ... Read more
In 2014 media around the world buzzed with news that an archaeological team from Parks Canada had located and identified the wreck of HMS Erebus, the flagship of Sir John Franklin's lost expedition to find the Northwest Passage. Finding Franklin outlines the larger story and the cast of detectives from every walk of life that led to the discovery, solving one of the Arctic's greatest mysteries. In compelling and accessible prose, Russell Potter details his decades of work alongside key figures in the era of modern searches for the expedition and elucidates how shared research and ideas have led ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773547841
SKU
V9780773547841
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About Russell. A. Potter
Russell A. Potter is professor of English at Rhode Island College and the author of Arctic Spectacles: The Frozen North in Visual Culture, 1818-1875.
Reviews for Finding Franklin: The Untold Story of a 165-Year Search
Dr. Potter's treatment of recent projects dedicated to uncovering clues to the Franklin mystery incorporates information from both historic and recent searches in a constructive, lively sequence. It juxtaposes clues in the writings of early searchers and Dr. Potter has pulled together the Franklin story into a compelling narrative of a search that focussed the attention of the world ... Read more