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Frozen in time : unlocking the secrets of the Franklin expedition

""Simply Compelling""--Mordecai Richler Available for the first time as an e-book, Frozen in Time tells the dramatic story of how Sir John Franklin's elite naval forces came within sight of the Northwest Pasage, only to succumb to unimaginable horrors. A gripping tale of cannibalism, bureaucratic hubris, great courage and ground-breaking science, it shows how the excavation of three sailors from the 1845-48 Franklin expedition, buried for 138 years on the lonely Arctic headland of Beechey Island, has shed new light on what has been on of the world's great maritime.

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  • """Simply Compelling""--Mordecai Richler Available for the first time as an e-book, Frozen in Time tells the dramatic story of how Sir John Franklin's elite naval forces came within sight of the Northwest Pasage, only to succumb to unimaginable horrors. A gripping tale of cannibalism, bureaucratic hubris, great courage and ground-breaking science, it shows how the excavation of three sailors from the 1845-48 Franklin expedition, buried for 138 years on the lonely Arctic headland of Beechey Island, has shed new light on what has been on of the world's great maritime."@en
  • "Unravelled are the circumstances by which the surviving members of Franklin's elite naval forces came within sight of the Northwest Passage, which was their journey's goal, only to succumb to the horrors of starvation, scurvy, and cannibalism."@en
  • "The truth about what happened on Sir John Franklin's ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845-48 has been shrouded in mystery for 165 years. Carrying the best equipment that the science and technology, Franklin and his men set out to "penetrate the icy fastness of the north, and to circumnavigate America." The expedition's two ships -- HMS "Erebus" and HMS "Terror" -- carrying 129 officers and men, disappeared without a trace. From 1846 to 1880 more than 20 major rescue parties were involved in the search for the missing men and ships. The disappearance of the expedition and absence of any substantial written accounts of the journey have left attempts at a reconstruction of events sketchy and inconclusive. In "Frozen in Time, " forensic anthropologist Owen Beattie and historian John Geiger tell the dramatic story of the excavation of three sailors from the Franklin Expeditions, buried for 138 years on the lonely headland of Beechey Island. This book contains the astonishing photographic record of the excavation, together with the maps and illustrations that accompany this riveting account of Franklin's fatal adventure. The unfolding of Dr. Beattie's unexpected findings is not only a significant document but also, in itself, a tale of high adventure."@en
  • "This new edition of Frozen in Time expands on the history of early British Arctic exploration and places the tragically fated Franklin expedition in the context of other expeditions of the era, including those commanded by George Back and James Clark Ross, which also suffered unaccountable and devastating losses. The authors' research reveals an unexpected -- and ironic -- cause for the mystery illness that befell the explorers. Never-before-seen photographs from the exhumations, updated research results, additional forensic corroboration, and a new introduction by Margaret Atwood complete this fascinating account."
  • "The truth about what happened on Sir John Franklin's ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845–48 has been shrouded in mystery for 165 years. Carrying the best equipment that the science and technology, Franklin and his men set out to “penetrate the icy fastness of the north, and to circumnavigate America." The expedition's two ships — HMS Erebus and HMS Terror — carrying 129 officers and men, disappeared without a trace. From 1846 to 1880 more than 20 major rescue parties were involved in the search for the missing men and ships. The disappearance of the expedition and absence of any substantial wr."@en
  • "The truth about what happened on Sir John Franklin's ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845-48 has been shrouded in mystery for 165 years. Carrying the best equipment that the science and technology, Franklin and his men set out to penetrate the icy fastness of the north, and to circumnavigate America. The expedition's two ships -- HMS Erebus and HMS Terror -- carrying 129 officers and men, disappeared without a trace. From 1846 to 1880 more than 20 major rescue parties were involved in the search for the missing men and ships. The disappearance of the expedition and absence of any substantial written accounts of the journey have left attempts at a reconstruction of events sketchy and inconclusive. In Frozen in Time, forensic anthropologist Owen Beattie and historian John Geiger tell the dramatic story of the excavation of three sailors from the Franklin Expeditions, buried for 138 years on the lonely headland of Beechey Island. This book contains the astonishing photographic record of the excavation, together with the maps and illustrations that accompany this riveting account of Franklin's fatal adventure. The unfolding of Dr. Beattie's unexpected findings is not only a significant document but also, in itself, a tale of high adventure."
  • "Account of a series of expeditions (1981-6) which examined the graves and bodies on Beechey Island of three members of the 1845-48 Franklin expedition. Illustrated with colour photographs and maps."@en

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  • "Der eisige Schlaf das Schicksal der Franklin-Expedition"
  • "Frozen in time : unlocking the secret of the Franklin expedition"
  • "Frozen in time : unlocking the secrets of the Franklin expedition"
  • "Frozen in time : unlocking the secrets of the Franklin expedition"@en
  • "Frozen in time : the fate of the Franklin Expedition"@en
  • "Der eisige schlaf : das schicksal der Franklin-expedition"
  • "Frozen in time : the fate of the Franklin Expedition"
  • "Frozen in time unlocking the secrets of the Franklin expedition"@en
  • "Begraben im Eis der Arktis : das Geheimnis der verschollenen Franklinexpedition"
  • "Frozen in time : the fate of the franklin expedition"@en
  • "Frozen in Time : The Fate of the Franklin Expedition"
  • "Frozen in Time"
  • "Frozen in time / unlocking the secrets of the Franklin expedition"@en
  • "Bevroren in de tijd : het noodlot van de Franklin expeditie, 1845-1848"
  • "Der eisige Schlaf : d. Schicksal der Franklin-Expedition"
  • "Frozen in time : the fate of the Franklin expedition : [the amazing true story of a doomed Arctic voyage-and the secrets preserved in ice]"
  • "Jäätunud ajas : John Franklini Loodeväila ekspeditsiooni saatus"
  • "Frozen in Time the Fate of the Franklin Expedition"@en
  • "Frozen in time: Unlocking the secrets of the the Franklin expedition"
  • "Begraben im Eis der Arktis"
  • "The fate of the Franklin expedition"@en
  • "Frozen in time : unlocking the secrets of the Franklin Expedition"@en
  • "Frozen in time : unlocking the secrets of the Franklin Expedition"
  • "Frozen in time the fate of the Franklin expedition"@en
  • "Frozen in time : the fate of the Franklin expedition"@en
  • "Der eisige Schlaf Das Schicksal der Franklin-Expedition"
  • "Frozen in time"@en
  • "Frozen in time"
  • "Frozen in time : the fate of the Franklin expediton"
  • "Der eisige Schlaf : das Schicksal der Franklin-Expedition"
  • "Frozen in time : the fate of the Franklin expedition"@en
  • "Frozen in time : the fate of the Franklin expedition"

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