John Franklin: A Brief Biography: Northwest Passage, #5
By John Wilson
()
About this ebook
"…the best life of Franklin yet produced…(a) wonderfully engaging book." Arctic Book Review
Sir John Franklin was many things in his life: an officer in the great naval battles of Copenhagen and Trafalgar; governor of Van Diemen's land; an explorer from Australia to the Arctic, but it is for his mysterious death and the deaths of his 128 crew that he is remembered today. The mystery of the disappearance of the Franklin Expedition to the Northwest Passage has captivated thousands in the 174 years since his men buried Franklin in an unknown grave in the frozen land that kept calling him back. For most of that time only a handful of graves, scattered bones, fragments of debris and Inuit stories have fuelled the speculation as to what killed them all. Now, the wrecks of both of Franklin's ships have been found, preserved in the frigid waters off King William Island, and may contain answers that have been sought for generations. This is the story of the man whose name will forever be associated with the greatest tragedy in Arctic exploration history.
An "…excellent overview, the reader is left with an appreciation of the enormous task early exploration of the Arctic represented…a first rate story. Highly Recommended." CM Magazine
John Wilson
John Wilson is an ex-geologist and award-winning author of fifty novels and non-fiction books for adults and teens. His passion for history informs everything he writes, from the recreated journal of an officer on Sir John Franklin's doomed Arctic expedition to young soldiers experiencing the horrors of the First and Second World Wars and a memoir of his own history. John researches and writes in Lantzville on Vancouver Island
Read more from John Wilson
The Heretic's Secret Written in Blood: The Complete Desert Legends Trilogy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLove Death and Nonsense: A Diversity of Verse Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLands of Lost Content: A Memoir Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to John Franklin
Titles in the series (5)
North with Franklin: The Lost Journals of James Fitzjames: Northwest Passage, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Final Alchemy: A novel of Murder, Magic and the Search for the Northwest Passage: Northwest Passage, #2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Alchemist's Dream: Northwest Passage, #3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAcross Frozen Seas: Northwest Passage, #4 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJohn Franklin: A Brief Biography: Northwest Passage, #5 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related ebooks
White Fang: “The Wild still lingered in him and the wolf in him merely slept.” Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5White Fang (Annotated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSurvival of the Blood Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBen Franklin's War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhite frang Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Franklin Conspiracy: An Astonishing Solution to the Lost Arctic Expedition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5White Fang Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5To Build a Fire and Other Favorite Stories Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Poynton Park Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTwo classic novels ESTJ will love Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCharades 5: Scottish Places Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Colonists Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChildren of the Frost Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNorth with Franklin: The Lost Journals of James Fitzjames: Northwest Passage, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhite fang(Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAdventure: "I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them." Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMask Of Duplicity: The Jacobite Chronicles, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Colonists Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIntrepid: Revelations Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Breath of Country Air: Henry Williamson Collections, #5 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBenjamin Franklin Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJust So Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Clarke of the Kindur: Convict, bushranger, explorer Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAntarctica: Escape from Disaster Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBest Horror Stories of Arthur Conan Doyle Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Outdoor Chums in the Big Woods Rival Hunters of Lumber Run Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Clearing (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChildren of the Frost (Annotated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNineteen for Lincoln Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Adventurers & Explorers For You
The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Exotic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Voyage For Madmen Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Uncertain Sea: Fear is everywhere. Embrace it. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Paris Letters: A Travel Memoir about Art, Writing, and Finding Love in Paris Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Republic Of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhen I Fell From the Sky Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Unseen Body: A Doctor's Journey Through the Hidden Wonders of Human Anatomy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dove Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How To Be Alone: an 800-mile hike on the Arizona Trail Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lost in the Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Adventure and Survival Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Summary Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Aquanaut: The Inside Story of the Thai Cave Rescue Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival in the Amazon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Don’t Blow Yourself Up: The Further True Adventures and Travails of the Rocket Boy of October Sky Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5After The Wind: Tragedy on Everest One Survivor's Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Life Story Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wanderer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lost!: A Harrowing True Story of Disaster at Sea Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Seven Pillars of Wisdom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Annapurna: The First Conquest of an 8,000-Meter Peak Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Columbus and the Quest for Jerusalem Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Farther Than Any Man: The Rise and Fall of Captain James Cook Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related categories
Reviews for John Franklin
0 ratings0 reviews