FROZEN IN TIME: Unlocking the Secrets of the Frankllin Expedition

Beattie, Owen and Geiger, John

ISBN 10: 0525246851 / ISBN 13: 9780525246855

Published by EP Dutton & Co, NY, 1988

About this Item

First US edition, 2nd printing. 180pp, Appendix I: List of Officers and Crew of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror 1845; Appendix II: Major expeditions involved in search for the Erebus and the Terror; bibliography, index. Near fine blue boards, light blue letters, pages have very slight tone, drawing of Sir John Franklin on half title page. Fine photographic jacket in protective plastic. Many illustrations. "From their ice-shrouded graves, three 19th century seamen reveal the chilling fate of a doomed Arctic expedition.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: FROZEN IN TIME: Unlocking the Secrets of the Frankllin Expedition
• Publisher: EP Dutton & Co, NY
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0525246851
• ISBN 13: 9780525246855
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First American Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Anthropology
  • Exploration
  • First edition

About this title

Synopsis

Sir John Franklin's ill fated Arctic Expedition of 1845-48 has been a mystery for nearly 140 years. In l981 things began to change...

Reviews

YA-- One of the great mysteries of the 19th Century was the fate of the HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror, two ships of the British Royal Navy which disappeared on their second Arctic expedition. Remains found later indicated that the explorers had suffered a horrible death, enduring starvation and in some cases turning to cannibalism. Canadian anthropologist Beattie hoped that Arctic temperatures would help contemporary scientists decipher the puzzle. Applying modern scientific methods, Beattie's team shed new light on the reasons behind the demise of a scientific expedition which had been the most lavishly outfitted, scientifically up-to-date expedition ever mounted when it sailed in 1845. This book enables readers to actually look into the faces of men who died almost 150 years ago--so perfect has been their preservation in Arctic ice. The pictures taken by Beattie which illustrate and document the two summers which the Canadian team spent in Arctic ice grab readers and don't let go. Science, geography, and history students will benefit from this intriguing book.
- Gwen Salama, Hastings High School, Alief, Tex.
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