Erebus
Subtitle: one ship, two epic voyages, and the greatest naval mystery of all time
By: Michael Palin
Publisher: Greystone Books
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9781771644419
Subjects: Erebus (Ship); John Franklin Arctic Expedition (1845-1851); Shipwrecks; British; Discovery and exploration
Description: "Michael Palin brings the fascinating story of the Erebus and its occupants to life, from its construction as a bomb vessel in 1826 through the flagship years of James Clark Ross's Antarctic expedition and finally to Sir John Franklin's quest for the holy grail of navigation--a route through the Northwest Passage, where the ship disappeared into the depths of the sea for more than 150 years. It was rediscovered under the arctic waters in 2014"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Made in Wales; title: Magnetic north; title: Magnetic south; title: Far-off shores; title: "Our southern home"; title: "Farther south than any (known) human being has been"; title: Dancing with the captains; title: "Pilgrims of the ocean"; title: "Such a wretched place as this you never saw"; title: "Three years from Gillingham"; title: Homeward bound; title: "So little now remains to be done"; title: North by north-west; title: No signal; title: The truth; title: Life and death; title: The inuit story; title: Resurrection.