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After the Lost Franklin Expedition Peter Baxter

After the Lost Franklin Expedition par Peter Baxter

After the Lost Franklin Expedition Peter Baxter


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Peter Baxter takes a new approach to the history of the Franklin Expedition, from the perspective of John Rae and Lady Franklin, and their embroiled dispute over what fate the crew met.

After the Lost Franklin Expedition Résumé

After the Lost Franklin Expedition: Lady Franklin and John Rae Peter Baxter

The fate of the lost Franklin Expedition of 1847 is an enigma that has tantalised generations of historians, archaeologists and adventurers. The expedition was lost without a trace and all 129 men died in what is arguably the worst disaster in Britain's history of polar exploration. In the aftermath of the crew's disappearance, Lady Jane Franklin, Sir John's widow, maintained a crusade to secure her husband's reputation, imperiled alongside him and his crew in the frozen wastes of the Artic. Lady Franklin was an uncommon woman for her age, a socially and politically astute figure who ravaged anyone who she viewed as a threat to her husband's legacy. Meanwhile John Rae, an explorer and employee of the Hudson Bay Company, recovered deeply disturbing information from the Expedition. His shocking conclusions embroiled him in a bitter dispute with Lady Franklin which led to the ruin of his reputation and career. Against the background of Victorian society and the rise of the explorer celebrity, we learn of Lady Franklin's formidable grit to honour her husband's legacy; of John Rae being discredited and his eventual ruin, despite later being proven right. It is a fascinating assessment of the aftermath of the Franklin Expedition and its legacy.

À propos de Peter Baxter

Peter Baxter is an author, amateur historian and heritage travel guide. Born in Kenya and educated in Zimbabwe, he has lived and travelled over much of southern and central Africa. Peter lives in Oregon, USA. His interests include British Imperial history in Africa and the East Africa campaign of the First World War in particular. He is the author of Pen and Sword's Gandhi, Smuts and Race in the British Empire.

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GOR010210991
9781526727374
1526727374
After the Lost Franklin Expedition: Lady Franklin and John Rae Peter Baxter
Occasion - Très bon état
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd
2019-06-10
232
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