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Cargando... Franklin's Lost Ship: The Historic Discovery of HMS Erebuspor John Geiger
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"The greatest mystery in all of exploration is the fate of the 1845-1848 British Arctic Expedition commanded by Sir John Franklin. All 129 crewmen died, and the two ships seemingly vanished without a trace. The expedition's destruction was a mass disaster spread over two years. With the vessels beset and abandoned, the crew confronted a horrific ordeal. They suffered from lead poisoning, were stricken with scurvy and, ultimately, resorted to cannibalism in their final days. The mysterious fate of the ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, has captured the public's imagination for seventeen decades. Now, one of Franklin's lost ships has been found. During the summer of 2014, the Victoria Strait Expedition, the largest effort to find the ships since the 1850s, was led by Parks Canada in partnership with the Arctic Research Foundation, The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and other public and private partners. The expedition used world-leading technology in underwater exploration and succeeded in a major find the discovery of Erebus. News of the discovery made headlines around the world. In this fully illustrated account, readers will learn about the exciting expedition, challenging search and the ship's discovery. Featuring the first images of the Erebus, this stunning book weaves together a story of historical mystery and modern adventure."--Publisher's description. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The formatting is friendly to the eye, with text and illustrations presented to advantage. There are many two-page spreads containing breathtakingly beautiful photos of the waters of Victoria Strait and other areas of the Far North where the search was conducted, and plenty of photos of Erebus underwater that are hauntingly beautiful in their own way. There are plenty of maps and charts as well to explain where searches over the years have been conducted.
Enthusiasts of science and technology will be interested in the logistics of the modern-day search, and those interested in the weather and ocean behaviour may be intrigued by the work of the Canadian Ice Service, which worked diligently to produce ice charts for the search expedition -- the area in which Franklin's ships are said to have sunk is notorious for creating huge bottlenecks of ice that are almost sentient in their hostility toward ships. And those who like to hear about traditional culture will be pleased to hear that the oral tradition of the Inuit played a crucial role in focusing the search area.
The only place where the book got a bit weird was when the authors started praising then-prime minister Stephen Harper and a couple of other major backers, devoting at least a couple of pages each to their passion for the project and what finding the ships would mean to them. The shift in tone was jarring and felt inappropriate. Yes, it was good that they provided backing, financial or otherwise, but that section felt like a puff piece of the sort that "the Harper government" used to release.
This book is a good way to get a potted summary of the Franklin Expedition, and the photos are lovely. It is slightly out of date in that it talks about "future" efforts to find Erebus's sister ship, the Terror, and the Terror was found in 2016. But perhaps an updated edition or a companion volume could be produced. (