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Ice Blink: The Tragic Fate of Sir John Franklin's Lost Polar Expedition
Ice Blink The Tragic Fate of Sir John Franklin's Lost Polar Expedition Author:Scott Cookman Two of the most advanced ships of the time. — 129 handpicked men. — A commander who had survived three previous Arctic trips. — Lost without a trace. — What happened? For a century and a half, the question of what happened to the Franklin Expeditionthe worst disaster in the history of polar explorationhas remained a puzzle. Now, base... more »d on original research in British Admiralty records, author Scott Cookman re-creates the full story of the ill-fated expedition and reveals a frightening new explanation for one of the most enduring mysteries in the annals of exploration. Praise for Scott CookmansIceblink "Ice Blink is a gripping tale of adventure overlaid with tragedy. Readers will come away from it with a fresh understandingand a deep compassionfor the men of Sir John Franklins ill-fated polar expedition."Nathan Miller, author of War at Sea: A Naval History of World War II« less
Great History of a mystery of exploration. Anyone into history and strangely enough Government purchasing anywhere will love this. Well written and does not get carried away with minutia, though a bit repetitice on some of the points.