Ice Blink: The Tragic Fate of Sir John Franklin's Lost Polar Expedition

Abstract

Preface. The Epitaphs. Messages from the Dead. The Enigma: Sir John. The Passage. Two Ships. Specters. Ships' Commanders. Ships' Companies. Outward Bound. Beechey Island. The Last Summer. Beset. Imprisoned. The Curse. The Culprit. Houndsditch. Schedules. The Dying Time. Killer at Large. The Death March. Cannibalism. The Culprit's Footprints. The Empty Prize. Afterword: Anatomy of a Disaster. Appendix I: Provisions. Appendix II: Northwest Passage Voyages: Mortality Rates. Appendix III: Mid-Nineteenth-Century Naval Medicine. Appendix IV: Expedition Muster. Bibliography. Index. Bibliography. Index.

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