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As affecting the fate of my absent husband : selected letters of Lady Franklin concerning the search for the lost Franklin expedition, 1848-1860 /

The tragic fate of the lost Franklin expedition (1845-48) is a well-known part of exploration history, but there has always been a gap in the story - a personal account that begs to be told. In As affecting the fate of my absent husband, Erika Behrisch Elce has collected the poignant letters of Sir...

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Clasificación:	Libro Electrónico
Autor principal:	Franklin, Jane, 1791-1875
Otros Autores:	Elce, Erika Behrisch
Formato:	Electrónico eBook
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2009.
Colección:	McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 57.
Temas:	Franklin, Jane, > 1791-1875 > Correspondence. Franklin, John, > 1786-1847. Franklin, Jane, > Lady, > 1792-1875 > Correspondance. Franklin, John, > Sir, > 1786-1847. Franklin, Jane, > 1791-1875. Franklin, John (Forschungsreisender) Franklin, Jane Griffin. Search and rescue operations > Northwest Territories. Explorers' spouses > Great Britain > Correspondence. Search and rescue operations > Arctic regions. Opérations de recherche et de sauvetage > Arctique. Opérations de recherche et de sauvetage > Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Explorateurs > Conjoints > Grande-Bretagne > Correspondance. SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography. TRAVEL > Budget. TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks. TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest. TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds. HISTORY > General. Discoveries in geography > British. Explorers' spouses. Search and rescue operations. Suche Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration > British. Arctique > Découverte et exploration britanniques. Arctic Regions. Great Britain. Northwest Territories. Multi-User. Electronic books. Personal correspondence.
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Maps
Introduction
On Reading the Documents
Chronology of Events, 1845â€?1859
Illustrations
THE DOCUMENTS: SELECTED LETTERS OF JANE, LADY FRANKLIN
1. 20 March 1848 â€? Reward Offered by Lady Franklin
2. 22 March 1849 â€? Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli
3. 23 March 1849 â€? Reward Offered by Lady Franklin
4. 4 April 1849 â€? Lady Franklin to Zachary Taylor
5. 2 May 1849 â€? Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty
6. 24 May 1849 â€? Lady Franklin to John Clayton
7. 6 June 1849 â€? Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli8. 15 June 1849 â€? Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli
9. 11 December 1849 â€? Lady Franklin to Zachary Taylor
10. 12 December 1849 â€? Lady Franklin to John Clayton
11. 23 January 1850 â€? Lady Franklin to William Hamilton
12. 30 January 1850 â€? Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli
13. 31 January 1853 â€? Lady Franklin to William Hamilton
14. 20 January 1854 â€? Lady Franklin to Sir James Graham
15. 9 February 1854 â€? Lady Franklin to William Hamilton
16. 24 February 1854 â€? Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty17. 26 April 1854 â€? Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli
18. 27 April 1854 â€? Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli
19. 26 June 1855 â€? Lady Franklin to Lord Palmerston
20. 2 July 1855 â€? Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli
21. 6 July 1855 â€? Lady Franklin to William Mackinnon
22. 12 April 1856 â€? Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty
23. 11 July 1856 â€? Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty
24. 2 December 1856 â€? Lady Franklin to Lord Palmerston
25. 25 February 1857 â€? Lady Franklin to Richard Monckton Milnes26. 4 April 1857 â€? Lady Franklin to Sir Charles Wood
27. 21 April 1857 â€? Lady Franklin to William Hamilton
28. 31 December 1859 â€? Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli
29. 3 March 1860 â€? Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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As affecting the fate of my absent husband : selected letters of Lady Franklin concerning the search for the lost Franklin expedition, 1848-1860 /

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