The gates of hell : Sir John Franklin's tragic quest for the North West Passage /
Lambert, Andrew D.,1956-
New Haven : Yale University Press,
2009.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-405) and index.
Prologue : Erebus : the Gates of Hell -- The North West Passage : designs and delusions -- John Franklin : navigator -- Another career -- Scientific empires -- From Van Diemen's land to Tasmania, 1836-43 -- Science, culture and civilisation -- 'The nucleus of an iceberg' -- Magnetic empires -- 'Till our provisions get short' -- Defeated, deceived and defrauded -- Belcher -- Martyrs of science -- Arctic Fox -- Big art, brazen lies and the 'great explorer' -- Terror : what really happened?
Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847.
Erebus (Ship)
Terror (Ship)
Explorers