Resolute: The Epic Search for the Northwest Passage and John Franklin, and the Discovery of the Queen's Ghost Ship
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.46 (954 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1402740859 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Describing the explorers who set out to conquer the Arctic "Otherworld" as the "astronauts of their day," Pulitzer nominee Sandler creates a taut, absorbing story and a multi-faceted portrait of heroism that encompasses the overwhelming missteps, hardships and almost irrational tenacity that sprung from British naval secretary John Barrow's decision that Britain would discover the fabled Northwest Passage around the new world-a task he believed would take no longer than "a single season." That decision would be followed by 40 years of failed search-and-rescue missions-of which the Resolute was just one-after the initial 1845 voyage, led by Captain John Franklin, disappeared. 20 photos, 30 b/w illustrations.Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc
A year later, a Connecticut whaler discovered it 1,200 miles awaydrifting and deserted, a 600-ton ghost ship. Hayes. He and his small crew boarded the Resolute, and steered it through a ferocious hurricane back to New London, Connecticut. This amazing high-seas adventure encompasses the search for the Northwest Passage in the early 1800s; a renowned explorer and his crew of 128 men who vanish during an 1845 expedition; 39 incredible, heroic attempted rescue missions; a ghost ship that drifts for more than 1,200 miles; a queen’s gratitude; and that famous desk. But few realize that the desk itself plays a part in one of the world’s most extraordinary mysteriesa dramatic tale that has never before been told in its full scope. It is still used by U.S. Fascinating rare photographs, paintings, engravings, and maps illustrate the book throughout.It all began when, in one of the biggest news stories of the 19th century, Sir John Franklin and his ships the Erebus and the Terror disappeared while attempting to locate the fabled Northwest Passag
Excellent overview of Artic discovery and a mystery ship too Bobby D. What an historic HOOK this book has. In 1854 the HMS RESOLUTE is in the Artic searching for the lost John Franklin expedition. The RESOLUTE's captain gets stuck in the ice and abandon's the ship. A year later an American whaler discovers the RESLOTE drifting and deserted. The United States government reconditions the RESOLUTE and presents it as a gift to the Queen as an act of n. The Courage, the Vision, the Horror Ralph White It is exceptionally rare for a work of non-fiction to transport the reader to a landscape so alien that it defies the imagination, to meet characters whose particular combination of courage, determination, ingenuity, and vision drive them to feats beyond all experience. Resolute is such a story and were it not for Martin Sandler's scholarly writing, his copious end notes, append. A page turner that is missing somethingincluding More Maps "Resolute" is interesting, it kept me reading, no doubt about it. It speaks of some artic exploration prior to the Franklin Expedition and much past it. It is amazing to see how many ships were sent out to find this lost explorer and his crews. I recommended it, with some reservations. There are not enough maps, or perhaps the maps that are printed would do if they had been more