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Product Identifiers
PublisherD&M Publishers Incorporated
ISBN-101550546163
ISBN-139781550546163
eBay Product ID (ePID)1682245
Product Key Features
Book TitleFrozen in Time : the Fate of the Franklin Expedition
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
TopicPolar Regions, Special Interest / Adventure, Adventurers & Explorers, Expeditions & Discoveries
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorOwen Beattie, John Geiger
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight8 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN00-688217
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal919.804
Synopsis"Simply compelling."--Mordecai Richler. "A cautionary tale of scholarly merit."--William S. Burroughs. "Chilling...will keep you up nights turning pages."--Peter Gorner, The Chicago Tribune. In 1845, Sir John Franklin set off, determined to "penetrate the icy fastness" of the Arctic. But he and his 129 men never made it. For the next 35 years, more than 20 major rescue parties searched fruitlessly for the vanished expedition. In this updated version of a bestseller that sold over 118,000 copies, a top forensic anthropologist and a historian tell the dramatic tale of excavating three sailors from the Franklin party. The bodies, well preserved by the permafrost, gave up their secrets to 20th century science, and the researchers pieced together a story of horrific starvation, scurvy, and cannibalism...Absolutely unforgettable--with photos in both color and black and white. The authors both live in Alberta, Canada. 192 pages, 43 color illus., 5 x 7 3/4., In 1845, Sir John Franklin and 129 men set off for the Arctic--but never made it. For the next 35 years rescue parties searched fruitlessly for the vanished expedition. In this updated version of a bestseller that sold over 118,000 copies, a top forensic anthropologist and a historian tell the dramatic tale of excavating three sailors from the Franklin party. Photos in color and black-and-white. "Simply compelling."-- Mordecai Richler . "A cautionary tale of scholarly merit."-- William S. Burroughs . "Chilling...will keep you up nights turning pages."-- The Chicago Tribune ., This new edition of Frozen in Time expands on the history of early British Arctic exploration and places the tragically fated Franklin expedition in the context of other expeditions of the era, including those commanded by George Back and James Clark Ross, which also suffered unaccountable and devastating losses. The authors' research reveals an unexpected - and ironic - cause for the mystery illness that befell the explorers. Never-before-seen photographs from the exhumations, updated research results, additional forensic corroboration, and a new introduction by Margaret Atwood complete this fascinating account.
LC Classification NumberG670
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- 07. Jul. 2022
FROZEN BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
This account of the ill fated Franklin Expedition was immensely interesting, 140-years in the making! A time capsule of the greatest magnitude!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
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