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Sir John Franklin's last Arctic expedition : the Franklin expedition Cyriax, Richard J 1939 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82Erebus

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."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(987)"1847/1859"

Lead and the last Franklin expedition Farrer, K T H 1993 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 615.099:546.815

Arctic expedition : papers and correspondence relative to the Arctic expedition under Sir John Franklin Great Britain.-Parliament.---House of Commons 1850 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 094:910.4(987)"1847/1859"

The Franklin expedition from first to last King, Richard 1855. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 910.4(987)"1847/1855"

Lieutenant Edward Griffiths and the Franklin expedition Jones, A. G. E. 1953 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 910.4(987)"1845"

Recently discovered traces of the Franklin expedition Cyriax, R J 1951 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 910.4(987)"1845/1848"

James Fitzjames : the mystery man of the Franklin Expedition /William Battersby. A biography of James Fitzjames, captain of HMS Erebus and third in command on Franklin's 1845 expedition to find the North West passage. The author established that Fitzjames was the illegitimate son of a diplomat, Sir James Gambier, and was brought up by the Reverend Robert Conningham. Fitzjames joined the Royal Navy in 1825, served on the Euphrates expedition from 1834-37, fought in the Egyptian-Ottoman War (1839-40) as a gunnery lieutenant and then in the First Opium War before joining the Franklin expedition on which he died in 1848. The author draws on Fitzjames's personal letters and journals as well as official naval records. 2010. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(987)"1849":92FITZJAMES

Ice ghosts : the epic hunt for the lost Franklin Expedition /Paul Watson. "The true story of the greatest mystery of Arctic exploration and the rare mix of marine science and Inuit knowledge that led to the shipwreck?s recent discovery. Ice Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the Lost Franklin Expedition of 1845, whose two ships and crew of 129 were lost to the Arctic ice, with the tale of the incredible discovery of the flagship's wreck in 2014. Paul Watson, who was on the icebreaker that led the discovery expedition, tells a fast-paced historical adventure story: Sir John Franklin and the crew of the HMS Erebus and Terror setting off in search of the fabled Northwest Passage, the hazards they encountered and the reasons they were forced to abandon ship hundreds of miles from the nearest outpost of civilization, and the decades of searching that exposed rumours of cannibalism and a few scattered papers and bones?until a combination of Inuit lore and the latest science yielded a discovery for the ages."--Provided by the publisher. 2017 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(987)"1845/1859"

Sir John Ross's last expedition, in search of Sir John Franklin Wilson, Malcolm M 1973 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available.

Captain Hall and the so-called survivors of the Franklin expedition Cyriax, Richard J 1944 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 92Hall, C F

Sir John Franklin's last Arctic expedition : the Franklin expedition : a chapter in the history of the Cyriax, Richard J 1997 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82Erebus

The US Grinnell expedition in search of Sir John Franklin Kane, Elisha Kent 1854 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 623.82Advance

Searching for Franklin : the land Arctic searching expedition : James Anderson's and James Stewart's 1999 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(712.2)"1855"

Arctic expeditions : papers and correspondence relative to the Arctic expedition under Sir John Franklin Great Britain.-Parliament.---House of Commons 1851 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 342.537

The US Grinnell expedition in search of Sir John Franklin / Kane, Elisha Kent. 1857. Kane, Elisha Kent 1857 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82Advance

Frozen in time : the fate of the Franklin Expedition /Owen Beattie and John Geiger Beattie, Owen 1987. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Braine

Arctic expedition : copies of instructions to Sir John Franklin, RN, in reference to the Arctic expedition Great Britain.-Parliament.---House of Commons 1848 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 094:910.4(987)"1847/1859"

The last Franklin expedition : report of a postmortem examination of a crew member Amy, Roger 1986 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 616-091.5

Franklin's Fate : an investigation into what happened to the lost 1845 expedition of Sir John Franklin "The 1845 North-West Passage expedition of Sir John Franklin in the ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, with a full company of 129 officers and men, none of whom ever saw England again, was one of the most heroic and courageous, maritime expeditions in history. This enthralling book is the result of seven years of arduous research by retired geologist Dr. John Roobol, who weighs evidence gathered over more than 170 years, and offers a highly convincing interpretation of what really happened to the lost, heroic, expedition."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Relics of the Franklin Expedition : Discovering Artifacts from the Doomed Arctic Voyage of 1845/Garth "Sir John Franklin's Arctic expedition departed England in 1845 with two Royal Navy bomb vessels, 129 men and three years worth of provisions. None were seen again until nearly a decade later, when their bleached bones, broken instruments, books, papers and personal effects began to be recovered on Canada's King William Island. These relics have since had a life of their own: photographed, analyzed, cataloged and displayed in glass cases in London. This book gives a definitive history of their preservation and exhibition from the Victorian era to the present, richly illustrated with period engravings and photographs, many never before published. Appendices provide the first comprehensive accounting of all expedition relics recovered prior to the 2014 discovery of Franklin's ship HMS Erebus."--Provided by publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 069.51

Loss and cultural remains in performance : the ghosts of the Franklin expedition /Heather Davis-Fisch "In 1845, John Franklin's Northwest Passage expedition disappeared. The expedition left an archive of performative remains that entice one to consider the tension between material remains and memory and reflect on how substitution and surrogation work alongside mourning and melancholia as responses to loss."--Provided by the publisher. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Arctic expedition : a copy of the orders ... under which Captain Sir James Clark Ross, RN, has proceeded Great Britain.-Parliament.---House of Commons 1848 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 094:910.4(987)"1847/1859"

Source identification of lead found in tissues of sailors from the Franklin Arctic expedition of 1845 Kowal, Walter 1991 • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 910.4(987)"1845/1848"

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