Franklin's Lost Ship: The Historic Discovery of HMS Erebus

by John Geiger and Alanna Mitchell

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1443444170
• ISBN13: 9781443444170
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.