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Title: Ice ghosts : the epic hunt for the lost Franklin expedition / Paul Watson.

LOCATION	CALL #	VOL.	STATUS	OPACMSG
Warrenton Adult Non-Fiction	919.8 WAT		AVAILABLE	---

Description:	xxxii, 384 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Summary:	A journalist and member of the expedition that discovered the wreck of HMS Erebus in 2014 describes how an unlikely combination of marine science and Inuit knowledge helped solve the mystery of the Lost Franklin Expedition of 1845.
Contents:	The expedition. Franklin's last mission ; HMS "Erebus" and "Terror" ; Frozen in -- The hunt. The hunt begins ; Lady Franklin's mission ; The Arctic Committee ; Ghost ships ; Starvation Cove -- The discovery. An Inuk detective ; He Who Takes Long Strides ; Operation Franklin ; The hunt goes underwater ; Skull Island ; Fast ice ; "That's it!" ; Terror Bay ; An offering to the dead.
Bibliog.:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-367) and index.
Subject:	Franklin, John, 1786-1847.
	Erebus (Ship)
	Terror (Ship)
	John Franklin Arctic Expedition (1845-1851)
	Inuit -- Arctic regions.
	Northwest Passage -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
	Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
Alt. Title:	Epic hunt for the lost Franklin expedition
ISBN/ISSN:	9780393249385 (hardcover)
	0393249387 (hardcover)