Ice ghosts : the epic hunt for the lost Franklin Expedition /

The spellbinding story of the greatest cold case in Arctic history and how the rare mix of marine science and Inuit knowledge finally led to the recent discovery of the shipwrecks. Spanning nearly 200 years, this book weaves together an account of the legendary Franklin Expedition of 1845, whose two...

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Main Author: Watson, Paul, 1959- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
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