Ice Blink: The Tragic Fate of Sir John Franklin's Lost Polar Expedition
Author:   Scott Cookman
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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9780471377900


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 February 2000
Format:   Hardback
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Ice Blink: The Tragic Fate of Sir John Franklin's Lost Polar Expedition


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""An absorbing account ...readers will flock to this fine regaling of the enduring mystery surrounding the best-known disaster in Arctic exploration."" Kirkus Reviews It has been called the greatest disaster in the history of polar exploration. Led by Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, two state-of-the-art ships and 128 hand-picked men sailed from Greenland on July 12, 1845, in search of the elusive Northwest Passage. Fourteen days later, they were spotted for the last time in Baffin Bay. What happened to these ships has remained one of the most enduring mysteries in the annals of exploration. Drawing upon original research, Scott Cookman vividly reconstructs the voyage and presents a terrifying new explanation for what triggered the deaths of Franklin and all 128 of his men. This is a remarkable debut by an author who has woven a shocking tale of true-life suspense and intrigue.

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Author:   Scott Cookman
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   0.542kg
ISBN:  

9780471377900


ISBN 10:   0471377902
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 February 2000
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface. The Epitaphs. Messages from the Dead. The Enigma: Sir John. The Passage. Two Ships. Specters. Ships' Commanders. Ships' Companies. Outward Bound. Beechey Island. The Last Summer. Beset. Imprisoned. The Curse. The Culprit. Houndsditch. Schedules. The Dying Time. Killer at Large. The Death March. Cannibalism. The Culprit's Footprints. The Empty Prize. Afterword: Anatomy of a Disaster. Appendix I: Provisions. Appendix II: Northwest Passage Voyages: Mortality Rates. Appendix III: Mid-Nineteenth-Century Naval Medicine. Appendix IV: Expedition Muster. Bibliography. Index. Bibliography. Index.

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A great Victorian adventure story rediscovered and re--presented for a more enquiring time. (The Scotsman, 26th August 2000)


A great Victorian adventure story rediscovered and re-presented for a more enquiring time. (The Scotsman, 26th August 2000)


""A great Victorian adventure story rediscovered and re-presented for a more enquiring time."" (The Scotsman, 26th August 2000)


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SCOTT COOKMAN is a nonfiction writer whose articles have appeared in such magazines as Field & Stream, Army, and America's Civil War. His ""Man and Mission"" videos, chronicling America's Mercury 7 astronauts, are the main attraction at the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame at Cape Canaveral. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

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