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Resolute : the epic search for the Northwest Passage and John Franklin, and the discovery of the Queen's ghost ship / Martin W. Sandler

By:

Sandler, Martin W

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Sterling Pub. Co. , c2006.Description: xix, 299 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cmISBN:

9781402740855

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

910.45 SAN

LOC classification:

G660 .S26 2006

Summary: In 1845, a British expedition led by Sir John Franklin disappeared in the Canadian Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage. Subsequent search-and-rescue missions traveled from England over a 40-year period, including Queen Victoria's greatest naval vessel, the HMS Resolute. Abandoned by its leader and crew when it became locked in Arctic ice in 1854, the Resolute was found empty and drifting by a Connecticut whaler a year later, and was returned to England by the U.S. government. Pulitzer Prize nominee Sandler offers a detailed account of the quest to find the Northwest Passage, Franklin's ill-fated expedition, the Resolute's journey, and the missions that followed in the years after.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	910.45 SAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		030917

Map on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-284) and index.

In 1845, a British expedition led by Sir John Franklin disappeared in the Canadian Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage. Subsequent search-and-rescue missions traveled from England over a 40-year period, including Queen Victoria's greatest naval vessel, the HMS Resolute. Abandoned by its leader and crew when it became locked in Arctic ice in 1854, the Resolute was found empty and drifting by a Connecticut whaler a year later, and was returned to England by the U.S. government. Pulitzer Prize nominee Sandler offers a detailed account of the quest to find the Northwest Passage, Franklin's ill-fated expedition, the Resolute's journey, and the missions that followed in the years after.

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