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Author:

Palin, Michael, author.

Title:

Erebus : one ship, two epic voyages, and the greatest naval mystery of all time / Michael Palin.

Publisher:

Greystone Books,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xiv, 334 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm

Subject:

Franklin, John,--1786-1847.
Erebus (Ship)
John Franklin Arctic Expedition--(1845-1851)
Shipwrecks--Canada, Northern.
Northwest Passage--British.--British.
Arctic regions--British.--British.
Canada, Northern--British.--British.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Made in Wales -- Magnetic north -- Magnetic south -- Far-off shores -- "Our southern home" -- "Farther south than any (known) human being has been" -- Dancing with the captains -- "Pilgrims of the ocean" -- "Such a wretched place as this you never saw" -- "Three years from Gillingham" -- Homeward bound -- "So little now remains to be done" -- North by north-west -- No signal -- The truth -- Life and death -- The inuit story -- Resurrection.

Summary:

"Michael Palin brings the fascinating story of the Erebus and its occupants to life, from its construction as a bomb vessel in 1826 through the flagship years of James Clark Ross's Antarctic expedition and finally to Sir John Franklin's quest for the holy grail of navigation--a route through the Northwest Passage, where the ship disappeared into the depths of the sea for more than 150 years. It was rediscovered under the arctic waters in 2014"-- Publisher's description.

ISBN:

1771644419
9781771644419

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1054396672

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

CZPD706 -- West Liberty Public Library (West Liberty)