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Icebound in the Arctic : The Mystery of Captain Francis Crozier and the Franklin Expedition by Michael Smith (2021, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherO'Brien Press, The Limited, T.H.E.
ISBN-101788492323
ISBN-139781788492324
eBay Product ID (ePID)19050406914
Product Key Features
Edition2
Book TitleIcebound in the Arctic : the Mystery of Captain Francis Crozier and the Franklin Expedition
Number of Pages308 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
TopicEarth Sciences / Geography, Adventurers & Explorers
IllustratorYes
FeaturesRevised
GenreScience, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorMichael Smith
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width6.1 in
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LCCN2021-389727
ReviewsThere's no better portrait of Francis Crozier than the one Smith gives us -- with all his bright and cloudy moments interwoven ... The major new chapter is the last, "Lost and Found," which recounts, as promised on the cover, the "sensational discovery of the ships." It's a dramatic and succinct account, and the best so far to have appeared in book form ... let us welcome this new edition, and the strong, contrasted portrait of Crozier's career that it brings. It bears clear witness to (as the Crozier memorial in Banbridge puts it) to his "unbending integrity and truthfulness" as well as to his "extreme amiability"-- and, as was Crozier himself, Smith's book is very good company indeed
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal910.92
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of ContentNotes page 9Introduction: Pointing the Way 111 A Bond with History 172 To the Arctic 273 Seizing the Moment 434 A Promise 515 Fatal Errors 636 Wreck of Fury 707 North Pole 798 Arctic Rescue 899 South 9910 Flirting with Love 10711 An Epic Voyage 12112 Dangerous Waters 13313 Trembling Hands 14514 'I Am Not Equal to the Hardship' 15715 A Sense of Tragedy 17216 North West Passage 18517 Ice 19718 'No Cause for Alarm' 20719 Breakout 22020 A Slow Execution 22521 Unsolved Mystery 23522 Last Man Standing? 25823 A Fitting Memorial 26324 Lost and Found 273Appendix: Francis Crozier: A Chronology 287References 289Bibliography 295Index 304
SynopsisCaptain Francis Crozier was a major figure in 19th century Arctic and Antarctic exploration who led the doomed Franklin Expedition's battle to survive against the odds. It is a compelling story which refuses to be laid to rest and recent discovery of his lost ships above the Arctic Circle gives it a new urgency. The ships may hold vital clues to how two navy vessels and 129 men disappeared 170 years ago and why Crozier, in command after Franklin's early death, left the only written clue to the biggest disaster in Polar history.Drawn from historic records and modern revelations, this is the only comprehensive account of Crozier's extraordinary life. It is a tale of a great explorer, a lost love affair and an enduring mystery. Crozier's epic story began comfortably in Banbridge, Co Down and involved six gruelling expeditions on three of the 19th century's great endeavours - navigating the North West Passage, reaching the North Pole and mapping Antarctica. But it ended in disaster., Two newly discovered ships which sank in the Arctic ice 170 years ago may hold clues to the fate of explorer, Captain Francis Crozier, who led the doomed Franklin expedition's fight for survival. Updated biography with new chapters, maps and photographs.
LC Classification NumberG635
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