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Resolute : The Epic Search for the Northwest Passage and John Franklin and the Discovery of the Queen's Ghost Ship
[Buy it!] | Sandler Martin W. | USD 16.50
(Fri Jun 7 16:23:42 2024) | Biblio | About Books | New York:: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., Date: 2006. A clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny, with just a touch of rubbing. No chips. No tears. No creases. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp -- probably never read. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. True account of one of the biggest news stories of the 19th century -- the disappearance of Sir John Franklin and his ships, Erebus and Terror, while in search of the fabled Northwest Passage. Filled with fascinating old photographs, paintings, engravings, and maps. List of chapter notes/sources. Bibliography. Index. First printing with complete number row (2468 10 97531) on the copyright page. Bound in the original tan boards, with a black cloth spine lettered in shiny gold. From the Dust Jacket: "In 1845, Sir John Franklin and his crew of 128 men set out from England in search of the elusive Northwest Passage. They sailed to the Canadian Arctic in two massive ships ominously named the Erebus and the Terror; it was the most heralded expedition of the era. Yet they vanished into the frozen north and were never heard from again. Now acclaimed historian Martin Sandler finally reveals the entire scope of this epic tale... At the urging of Franklin's indomitable wife, Lady Jane, the first search-and-rescue mission left England in 1848. Over the next forty years many others followed -- none successful... Among the ships that set sail in search of Franklin was Queen Victoria's greatest naval vessel, the HMS Resolute. But when the ship became locked in Arctic ice in 1854, the expedition leader abruptly ordered the crew to abandon her. A year later, a Connecticut whaler discovered the Resolute, drifting and deserted.". First Printing of the First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine condition./Near Fine DJ (price clipped).. 8vo. xix, 299pp.. 2006. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. ISBN 1402740859 9781402740855 [US] |
