num_pages: 416
description: Intriguing [and] enjoyable. Ian McGuire New York Times Book Review Ice Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the lost Franklin Expedition of 1845whose two ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror  and their crew of 129 were lost to the Arctic icewith the modern tale of the scientists divers and local Inuit behind the recent incredible discoveries of the wrecks. Paul Watson a Pulitzer Prizewinning 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. 16 illustrations
language: English
title: Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company