Franklin: Tragic Hero of Polar Navigation

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Faber & Faber, 2009 - Biography & Autobiography - 428 pages
In 1845 Franklin led a large, well equipped expedition to complete the conquest of the Canadian Arctic, to find the North West Passage connecting the North Atlantic to the North Pacific. Yet Franklin, his ships and men were fated never to return. This book re-examines the life and fate of Franklin and his expedition.

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The North West Passage Designs and Delusions
7
John Franklin Navigator
22
Another Career
44
Copyright

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Andrew Lambert is Professor of Naval History at King's College, London, and has been described as 'the outstanding British naval historian of his generation' (David Cannadine). His books include Trincomalee: The Last of Nelson's Frigates, The Foundations of Naval History and Nelson: Britannia's God of War. His highly successful history of the British Navy, War at Sea, was broadcast on UK radio.

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