Ice ghosts : the epic hunt for the lost Franklin Expedition / Paul Watson.
Ice ghosts : the epic hunt for the lost Franklin Expedition / Paul Watson.
Ice ghosts : the epic hunt for the lost Franklin Expedition / Paul Watson.
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Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.
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G 2017/5699
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxxii, 384 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The expedition. Franklin's last mission ; HMS "Erebus" and "Terror" ; Frozen in -- The hunt. The hunt begins ; Lady Franklin's mission ; The Arctic Committee ; Ghost ships ; Starvation Cove -- The discovery. An Inuk detective ; He Who Takes Long Strides ; Operation Franklin ; The hunt goes underwate...
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Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
"A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author of Where War Lives, and expedition member, describes how an unlikely combination of marine science and Inuit knowledge helped solve the mystery of the lost Franklin expedition of 1845"-- NoveList.
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...
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Ice ghosts : the epic hunt for the lost Franklin Expedition / Paul Watson.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2017/5699
Record Identifier
74VKVgya7Qgg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgya7Qgg
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ISBN
0393249387 (hardcover)
9780393249385 (hardcover)
DDC
917.19041
MMS ID
991024148702902626
