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Fatal Passage: The True Story of John Rae, the Arctic Hero Time Forgot - Hardcover

McGoogan, Ken

 
9780786709939: Fatal Passage: The True Story of John Rae, the Arctic Hero Time Forgot
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0786709936 ISBN 13: 9780786709939
Verlag: Basic Books, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

John Rae's accomplishments, surpassing all nineteenth-century Arctic explorers, were worthy of honors and international fame. No explorer even approached Rae's prolific record: 1,776 miles surveyed of uncharted territory; 6,555 miles hiked on snowshoes; and 6,700 miles navigated in small boats. Yet, he was denied fair recognition of his discoveries because he dared to utter the truth about the fate of Sir John Franklin and his crew, Rae's predecessors in the far north. Author Ken McGoogan vividly narrates the astonishing adventures of Rae, who found the last link to the Northwest Passage and uncovered the grisly truth about the cannibalism of Franklin and his crew. A bitter smear campaign by Franklin's supporters would deny Rae his knighthood and bury him in ignominy for over one hundred and fifty years. Ken McGoogan's passion to secure justice for a true North American hero in this revelatory book produces a completely original and compelling portrait that elevates Rae to his rightful place as one of history's greatest explorers.

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Verlag
Basic Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2002
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0786709936
ISBN 13 
9780786709939
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
340
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