| Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition Contributor(s): Watson, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393355861 ISBN-13: 9780393355864 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Polar Regions - History | Expeditions & Discoveries |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.1" (0.70 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ice Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the lost Franklin Expedition of 1845--whose two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, and their crew of 129 were lost to the Arctic ice--with the modern tale of the scientists, divers, and local Inuit behind the recent incredible discoveries of the wrecks. Paul Watson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was on the icebreaker that led one of the discovery expeditions, tells a fast-paced historical adventure story and reveals how a combination of faith in Inuit knowledge and the latest science yielded a discovery for the ages. |
Contributor Bio(s): Watson, Paul: - Paul Watson is the author of Where War Lives and the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Headliner Award, the George Polk Award, and the Robert Capa Gold medal. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. |