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Two nicely done maps are very useful aids to those unfamiliar with the details of the canadian arctic region
Many other arctic explorers had only fleeting contact with the local people if that
Charles francis hall was an odd sort but a man whose experiences grant us access to the information then preserved within the i... Read More
Shipping
However because of the funding by the us government of the expedition the loss of hall and loss of the ship itself there was a ... Read More
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Loomis explains that the public had an asthetic of the sublime and this went a long way to explain to me the attraction polar e... Read More
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It is ok but there are better ones
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When he finally got a ship of his own then he died under mysterious circumstances
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That is tragic and a dreadful way to end ones lifetime dream
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While cooks experience with his inuit contracts proved ultimately frustrating to him subsequent analysis of what he heard may provide genuine information on what went on with the franklin expedition and what went wrong
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This book now back in print should not be missed by people with an interest in nineteenth century british and u
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The author loomis trys to convey the environment of thought that created the appeal the arctic had for hall
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The american explorer kane who died at age 36 was so revered by the american public for his exploits that when his body was brought to new orleans and then went up the mississippi to its ultimate burial location people lined the river the entire way to bid him farewell
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Hall leads the first two expeditions in search of one of the overriding mysteries of the time what happened to the members of the british expedition led by sir john franklin