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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

Sir John Franklin : Arctic explorer National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) [n.d.] • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 92FRANKLIN

The search for Franklin : a narrative of the American expedition under Lieutenant Schwatka, 1878 to 1880 1890 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(987)"1845/1848"

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"

As affecting the fate of my absent husband : selected letters of Lady Franklin concerning the search A collection of Jane, Lady Franklin's letters written following the disappearance of her husband, Sir John Franklin, in 1845 while searching for the North West passage. Jane Franklin's letters inspired others to continue searching for her husband and kept his memory alive in the public imagination. Her correspondence, a private appeal to public figures including politicians, entrepreneurs and Lords of the Admiralty, was largely responsible for the expedition that discovered Franklin's fate and resurrected her husband's reputation. Lady Franklin became a symbol of faith and fidelity and transformed a tragedy into a celebration of fortitude, faith and heroism. Her letters provide a timeline and emotional record of the search. All letters included were signed by Lady Franklin and sent to national and international leaders both before and after the announcement of her husband's death. The letters are supported by an informative introduction about the letters and the time in which they were written, comprehensive annotations, maps and a descriptive timeline. c2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92FRANKLIN, JANE

The Search for Franklin : a narrative of the American expedition under Lieutenant Schwatka 1878 to 1880 Schwatka, Frederick 1897 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Franklin, John

Arctic explorations : the Second Grinnell Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55 / Kane, Elisha Kent 1864 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123Advance

The Pullen expedition : in search of Sir John Franklin : the original diaries, log and letters of Commander Pullen, H F 1979 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Franklin, John

search : the narrative of Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka, USA 1878-1880 seeking the records of the lost Franklin Schwatka, Frederick 1965 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(987)"1845/1848"

Recent Polar voyages : a record of discovery and adventure, from the search after Franklin to the British Adams, W. H. Davenport-(William Henry Davenport), 1880 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(98)"18"

Sir John Franklin : the search for the Northwest Passage /Anders Knudsen. Knudsen, Anders. c2007. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 910.4(987)

The Franklin expedition : or considerations on measures for the discovery and relief of our absent adventurers Scoresby, William 1850 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:910.4(987)"1845/1848"

Illustrated Arctic News, published on board HMS Resolute, Capt Horatio T Austin, CB, in search of the expedition 1852 • OVERSIZE • 1 copy available. 623.82Assistance

Recent expeditions to the Polar regions : comprising the expedition fitted out in 1845, under the command Huish, Robert 1855 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Franklin, John

Franklin : tragic hero of polar navigation /Andrew Lambert. A study of Captain Sir John Franklin and the expedition he led in 1845 to find the North West Passage connecting the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans. Franklin, his crew and their ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, never returned - the cause of their loss a mystery. Several expeditions were launched to search for the ships in the years which followed and a number of relics discovered. Inuit evidence of the ships becoming icebound, the crew setting off on foot but succumbing to the cold and starvation and reports of cannibalism were given to the explorer John Rae in 1854. Rae's report to the Admiralty led to widespread revulsion in Victorian society, enraged Franklin's wife Jane and destroyed his own reputation. Lady Franklin's efforts to eulogise her husband and restore his reputation were supported by many leading Victorians and resulted in a number of further searches. The author re-examines Franklin's life, the background and context of the expedition and the available evidence. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92FRANKLIN

The ambitions of Jane Franklin : Victorian lady adventurer /Alison Alexander. A biography of Jane Franklin (1791?1875), born Jane Griffin. Well educated, Jane travelled in Europe as a young woman. Following her marriage to Sir John Franklin in 1828, Jane continued to travel alone and with companions around the Mediterranean. In 1836 John Franklin was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania) and Jane accompanied him there travelling widely across Australia and becoming involved in life in the colony. Recalled at the end of 1843, John Franklin was then appointed to lead an expedition to find the North-West passage. Departing in 1845, Franklin disappeared and Jane then devoted herself to finding out what had happened to the expedition, sponsoring seven expeditions to find him and supporting many others. Faced with Dr John Rae's evidence of cannibalism, she used her influence to challenge the evidence and maintain her husband's reputation as a polar hero, in the process destroying Rae's reputation. She continued to travel widely until her death at the age of 84. The text is supported by photographs, a bibliography and notes. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92FRANKLIN, JANE

Sir John Franklin's Erebus and Terror expedition : Lost and found /Gillian Hutchinson "In 1845, British explorer Sir John Franklin set out on a voyage to find the North-West Passage - he sea route linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. The expedition was expected to complete its mission within three years and return home in triumph but the two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, and the 129 men aboard them disappeared in the Arctic. The last Europeans to see them alive were the crews of two whaling ships in Baffin Bay in July 1845, just before they entered the labyrinth of the Arctic Archipelago. The loss of this British hero and his crew, and the many rescue expeditions and searches that followed, captured the public imagination, but the mystery surrounding the expedition's fate only deepened as more clues were found. How did Franklin's final expedition end in tragedy? What happened to the crew? The thrilling discoveries in the Arctic of the wrecks of Erebus in 2014 and Terror in 2016 have brought the events of 170 years ago into sharp focus and excited new interest in the Franklin expedition. This richly illustrated book is an essential guide to this story of heroism, endurance, tragedy and dark desperation."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 910.4(987)"1845/2016"

Labyrinth of ice : the triumphant and tragic Greely polar expedition /Buddy Levy. "Based on the author's exhaustive research, the incredible true story of the Greely Expedition, one of the most harrowing adventures in the annals of polar exploration. In July 1881, Lt. A.W. Greely and his crew of 24 scientists and explorers were bound for the last region unmarked on global maps. Their goal: Farthest North. What would follow was one of the most extraordinary and terrible voyages ever made. Greely and his men confronted every possible challenge-vicious wolves, sub-zero temperatures, and months of total darkness-as they set about exploring one of the most remote, unrelenting environments on the planet. In May 1882, they broke the 300-year-old record, and returned to camp to eagerly await the resupply ship scheduled to return at the end of the year. Only nothing came. 250 miles south, a wall of ice prevented any rescue from reaching them. Provisions thinned and a second winter descended. Back home, Greely's wife worked tirelessly against government resistance to rally a rescue mission. Months passed, and Greely made a drastic choice: he and his men loaded the remaining provisions and tools onto their five small boats, and pushed off into the treacherous waters. After just two weeks, dangerous floes surrounded them. Now new dangers awaited: insanity, threats of mutiny, and cannibalism. As food dwindled and the men weakened, Greely's expedition clung desperately to life. Labyrinth of Ice tells the true story of the heroic lives and deaths of these voyagers hell-bent on fame and fortune-at any cost-and how their journey changed the world"-- 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(987)"1881/1884"

Arctic explorations : the Second Grinnell Expedition, in search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55 Kane, Elisha Kent 1857 • BOOK • 6 copies available. 629.123Advance

Narrative of a boat expedition up the Wellington Channel in the year 1852, under the command of R M'Cormick M'Cormick, Robert 1854 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 910.4(712.2)"1852"

Arctic circles and imperial knowledge : the Franklin family, indigenous intermediaries, and the politics "Stretching from Greenland to Tasmania, Artcic Circles and Imperial Knowledge follows the Franklin family's imperial career over forty years. It examines how explorers, families, and intermediaries engaged in the 'politics of truth' as they tried to define what was and was not true and who could and could not be believed. These struggles for authority were entangled in changing Indigenous and European politics and technologies; practices of exploration and colonial governance; scientific and social networks; the aspirations of imperial humanitarians and settlers; and the everyday lives of traders, whalers, sailors, convicts, women, and children. Arctic Circles and Imperial Knowledge weaves these stories together in an intimate global history of empire and exploration." 2024. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 917.195041

The Hazen court-martial : the responsibility for the disaster to the Lady Franklin Bay polar expedition Mackey, T. J.-(Thomas Jefferson), 1885. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 344.3(73)"1885"

Arctic searching expedition : a journal of a boat-voyage through Rupert's Land and the Arctic Sea, in Richardson, John,-Sir, 1851 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 910.4(712.2)"1847/1849"

Death in the ice : the shocking story of Franklin's final expedition /Karen Ryan. "Discover one of the most fascinating and mysterious stories in the history of exploration. In 1845, Sir John Franklin led a British search for the Northwest Passage. Two years later, the expedition had not returned. It took more than a decade to establish that all crewmembers were dead, and their ships lost. How and why it happened, however, remain a mystery to this day. In this souvenir catalogue, iconic artifacts recovered following the Expedition's disappearance are featured with more recent finds, including the discovery of the HMS Erebus and Terror. Step into the perilous world of 19th century Arctic exploration and see the conditions aboard the Expedition's vessels - from the voyage's confident beginnings to its tragic end. Discover the critical role played by Inuit in revealing the Expedition's end through artifacts and oral histories - crucial pieces in a story that continues to capture our imagination, more than a century and a half later."-- 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(987)"1845/1848"

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