Franklin's Lost Ship - The Historic Discovery of HMS Erebus

Informationen zum Autor John Geiger is the international bestselling author of seven books, including Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition , and The Third Man Factor: Surviving the Impossible . His work has been translated into fourteen languages. The chief executive officer of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, Geiger graduated in history from the University of Alberta and holds an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Calgary. He is recipient of both the Polar Medal and the Order of Canada. ALANNA MITCHELL is an internationally award-winning science journalist and author whose latest bestseller is Sea Sick: The Global Ocean in Crisis . She has recently transformed the book into a one-woman play and is performing it across Canada. In 2014, the play was nominated for a Dora Award. She is a contributor to CBC Radio’s Quirks & Quarks and freelances for Canadian Geographic magazine and The New York Times . She has travelled to each continent and most parts of the ocean doing research and giving talks on marine science. THE HONOURABLE LEONA AGLUKKAQ is the member of Parliament for Nunavut. In 2008, following an extensive career in government, she became the first Inuk to be sworn into the Federal Cabinet, as the Minister of Health. She now serves as Minister of the Environment, Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, and Minister of the Arctic Council for Canada. Ms. Aglukkaq was raised in Thom Bay, Taloyoak and Gjoa Haven. Klappentext A lavishly illustrated account of the discovery of HMS Erebus The greatest mystery in all of exploration is the fate of the 1845-1848 British Arctic Expedition commanded by Sir John Franklin. All 129 crewmen died! and two ships seemingly vanished without a trace. The mysterious fate of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror has captured the public’s imagination for seventeen decades. In 2014 and 2016! Franklin’s lost ships were found at last. HMS Erebus was discovered by the Victoria Strait Expedition! led by Parks Canada! using world-leading underwater exploration technology and drawing on traditional Inuit knowledge. In this beautifully illustrated account! readers learn about the challenging search and discovery of the Erebus ! while also revisiting the legend of the original Franklin expedition and the many early rescue efforts. Featuring the first images of the submerged ship and some of the first artifacts recovered! as well as archival documents! this stunning book weaves together a story of historical mystery and modern adventure. Zusammenfassung A beautifully illustrated account of the thrilling expedition that recovered a ship lost to time—now in paperback Since the disastrous and fatal end of the Franklin Expedition nearly seventeen decades ago! the mysterious fate of the ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror has captured the public’s imagination. The Victoria Strait Expedition! the largest effort to find the ships since the 1850s! was led by Parks Canada in partnership with the Arctic Research Foundation! the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and other public and private partners. The expedition used world-leading technology in underwater exploration and succeeded with a major find in the summer of 2014—the discovery of the Erebus . News of the discovery made headlines around the world. The excitement and curiosity have only increased since the Erebus ’s sister ship! the Terror ! was finally located in September 2016. In this fully illustrated book! readers learn about the exciting expedition! the challenging search and the ship’s discovery. Featuring the first images of the Er...

Product details

• Authors: John Geiger, John/ Mitchell Geiger, Alanna Mitchell
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9781443444187
• ISBN: 978-1-4434-4418-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 200 mm x 232 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: HISTORY: Canada / General, 2016;2017;2018