A Frenchman In Search Of Franklin
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A Frenchman In Search Of Franklin
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Author : Emile Frédéric de Bray
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 1992-01-01
A Frenchman In Search Of Franklin written by Emile Frédéric de Bray and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-01-01 with History categories.
In April 1852 Emile Frederic de Bray sailed down the Thames on board Resolute. The ship was bound for the icy waters north of Canada as part of Sir Edward Belcher's Arctic Squadron searching for Sir John Franklin and his men, missing since the summer of 1845. De Bray's diaries of his years with Resolute have not been published before, in any language, and only one other account of this particular Franklin search expedition exists. Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray, seconded at his own request from the French navy, was something of a rarity among those who made up the search parties: he was not British. (One of his shipmates hoped for the best: 'The Frenchman does not seem an Englishman,' he observed, 'but I suppose he will improve on acquaintance.') As a result de Bray notices and comments on details and incidents his fellow officers would have considered unremarkable. Cape de Bray on the northwest coast of Melville Island commemorates the efforts of this intrepid French officer, who gained the respect of his fellows, was made a Chevalier of the Legion d'honneur by Napoleon III, and was awarded the Arctic Medal by Queen Victoria.
A Frenchman In Search Of Franklin
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Author : Emile Frédéric de Bray
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
A Frenchman In Search Of Franklin written by Emile Frédéric de Bray and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with HISTORY categories.
A remarkable account by a French naval officer who volunteered to take part in the Royal Navy search for the Franklin expedition.
A Frenchman In Search Of Franklin
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Author : Emile Frederic de Bray
language : en
Publisher: Heritage
Release Date : 1992-12-15
A Frenchman In Search Of Franklin written by Emile Frederic de Bray and has been published by Heritage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-12-15 with Arctic regions categories.
A remarkable account by a French naval officer who volunteered to take part in the Royal Navy search for the Franklin expedition.
Tracking The Franklin Expedition Of 1845
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Author : Stephen Zorn
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2023-08-29
Tracking The Franklin Expedition Of 1845 written by Stephen Zorn and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-29 with History categories.
The Franklin Northwest Passage Expedition of 1845 is perhaps the greatest disaster in the history of exploration--all 129 men vanished, as did the expedition's two ships, HMS Erebus and Terror. Over the next 150 years, searchers found bones, clothing and a variety of relics. Inuit narratives provided some of the details of what happened to the frozen, starving sailors after they deserted their ice-locked ships in 1848. Then, in 2014 and 2016, Canadian researchers found the sunken wrecks, not far from the bleak, windswept King William Island in the Arctic. At last, the mystery of the Franklin Expedition would be solved. Or would it? This book pulls together the various searchers' discoveries; the many recent scientific studies that shed light on when, how and why the men died (and whether, in extremis, they ate each other); and illuminates what we know, and what we don't and may never know, about the fate of the expedition.
Franklin
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Author : Andrew Lambert
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2011-06-16
Franklin written by Andrew Lambert and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-16 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1845 Captain Sir John Franklin led a large, well equipped expedition to complete the conquest of the Canadian Arctic, to find the fabled North West Passage connecting the North Atlantic to the North Pacific. Yet Franklin, his ships and his men were fated never to return. The cause of their loss remains a mystery. In Franklin, Andrew Lambert presents a gripping account of the worst catastrophe in the history of British exploration, and the dark tales of cannibalism that surround the fate of those involved. Shocked by the disappearance of all 129 officers and men, and sickened by reports of cannibalism, the Victorians re-created Franklin as the brave Christian hero who laid down his life, and those of his men. Later generations have been more sceptical about Franklin and his supposed selfless devotion to duty. But does either view really explain why this outstanding scientific navigator found his ships trapped in pack ice seventy miles from magnetic north? In 2014 Canadian explorers discovered the remains of Franklin's ship. His story is now being brought to a whole new generation, and Andrew Lambert's book gives the best analysis of what really happened to the crew. In its incredible detail and its arresting narrative, Franklin re-examines the life and the evidence with Lambert's customary brilliance and authority. In this riveting story of the Arctic, he discovers a new Franklin: a character far more complex, and more truly heroic, than previous histories have allowed. '[A]nother brilliant piece of research combined with old-fashioned detective work . . . utterly compelling.' Dr Amanda Foreman
General Catalogue Of The Books Except Fiction French And German In The Public Library Of Detroit Mich
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Author : Detroit Public Library
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
General Catalogue Of The Books Except Fiction French And German In The Public Library Of Detroit Mich written by Detroit Public Library and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Catalogs, Dictionary categories.
John Rae Arctic Explorer
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Author : John Rae
language : en
Publisher: University of Alberta
Release Date : 2019-01-15
John Rae Arctic Explorer written by John Rae and has been published by University of Alberta this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
John Rae is best known today as the first European to reveal the fate of the Franklin Expedition, yet the range of Rae’s accomplishments is much greater. Over five expeditions, Rae mapped some 1,550 miles (2,494 kilometres) of Arctic coastline; he is undoubtedly one of the Arctic’s greatest explorers, yet today his significance is all but lost. John Rae, Arctic Explorer is an annotated version of Rae’s unfinished autobiography. William Barr has extended Rae’s previously unpublished manuscript and completed his story based on Rae’s reports and correspondence—including reaction to his revelations about the Franklin Expedition. Barr’s meticulously researched, long overdue presentation of Rae’s life and legacy is an immensely valuable addition to the literature of Arctic exploration.
Overland To Starvation Cove
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Author : Heinrich Klutschak
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Overland To Starvation Cove written by Heinrich Klutschak and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
A significant contribution to Canadian exploration history, it is also an important anthropological document, providing some of the earliest reliable descriptions of the Aivilingmiut, the Utkuhikhalingmiut, and the Netsilingmiut.
Arctic Labyrinth
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Author : Glyn Williams
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2010-03
Arctic Labyrinth written by Glyn Williams and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03 with History categories.
The elusive dream of locating the Northwest Passage--an ocean route over the top of North America that promised a shortcut to the fabulous wealth of Asia--obsessed explorers for centuries. Until recently these channels were hopelessly choked by impassible ice. Voyagers faced unimaginable horrors--entire ships crushed, mass starvation, disabling frostbite, even cannibalism--in pursuit of a futile goal. Glyn Williams charts the entire sweep of this extraordinary history, from the tiny, woefully equipped vessels of the first Tudor expeditions to the twentieth-century ventures that finally opened the Passage.
Historical Dictionary Of The Discovery And Exploration Of The Northwest Passage
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Author : Alan Day
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2006-01-03
Historical Dictionary Of The Discovery And Exploration Of The Northwest Passage written by Alan Day and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-03 with History categories.
The Northwest Passage was repeatedly sought for over four centuries. From the first attempt in the late 15th century to Roald Amundsen's famous voyage of 1903-1906 where the feat was first accomplished to expeditions in the late 1940s by the Mounties to discover an even more northern route, author Alan Day covers all aspects of the ongoing quest that excited the imagination of the world. This compendium of explorers, navigators, and expeditions tackles this broad topic with a convenient, but extensive cross-referenced dictionary. A chronology traces the long succession of treks to find the passage, the introduction helps explain what motivated them, and the bibliography provides a means for those wishing to discover more information on this exciting subject.