Sir John Franklin's Erebus and Terror expedition : lost and found /

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In 1845, British explorer Sir John Franklin set out on a voyage to find the North-West Passage - the sea route linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. The expedition was expected to complete its mission within three years and return home in triumph but the two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hutchinson, Gillian, 1955- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York, NY : Adlard Coles Nautical, 2017.
Temas:
Erebus (Ship)
Terror (Ship)
John Franklin Arctic Expedition > (1845-1851)
Maritime history.
Ships & boats: general interest.
Geographical discovery & exploration.
History > Polar Regions.
Biography & Autobiography > Adventurers & Explorers.
Travel > Special Interest > Adventure.
Transportation > Ships & Shipbuilding > History.
History > Military > Naval.
HISTORY / Canada / Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
HISTORY / Polar Regions
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography
Discoveries in geography > British.
Northwest Passage > Discovery and exploration > British.
Canada, Northern > Discovery and exploration > British.
Arctic Ocean > Northwest Passage.
Northern Canada.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Foreword / Kevin Fewster
  • 1. The North-West Passage
  • 2. Sir John Franklin
  • 3. HMS Erebus and HMS Terror
  • 4. The members of Sir John Franklin's Erebus and Terror expedition
  • 5. Expedition life
  • 6. Searching for Franklin
  • 7. McClintock discovers the fate of the Franklin expedition
  • 8. Disaster revisited
  • 9. Finding Erebus and Terror
  • 10. Answers and questions.

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