Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition [Idioma Inglés] - Softcover

Beattie, Owen; Geiger, John

 
9781553650607: Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition [Idioma Inglés]
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1553650603 ISBN 13: 9781553650607
Verlag: Greystone Books,Canada, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

The revised text of "Frozen in Time" expands on the history of nineteenth century British Arctic exploration and specifically the Franklin expedition, placing it in the context of other expeditions of the era, including those commanded by George Back and James Clark Ross. The Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. Indeed, the expeditions of both Back (1837) and Ross (1849) were forced to retreat because of the rapacious illness that stalked their ships. The authors make the case that this illness was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology: tinned foods. This not only exposed the seamen to lead, an insidious poison, but also left them vulnerable to scurvy. The revised "Frozen in Time" will also update the research outlined in the original edition, and will introduce independent confirmation of Dr. Beattie's lead hypothesis, along with corroboration of his discovery of physical evidence for both scurvy and cannibalism. In addition, the book includes a new introduction written by Margaret Atwood, who has long been fascinated by the role of the Franklin Expedition in Canada's literary conscience. Includes never before seen photographs from the exhumations on Beechey Island and rarely seen historical illustrations.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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Reseña del editor

The revised text of "Frozen in Time" expands on the history of nineteenth century British Arctic exploration and specifically the Franklin expedition, placing it in the context of other expeditions of the era, including those commanded by George Back and James Clark Ross. The Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. Indeed, the expeditions of both Back (1837) and Ross (1849) were forced to retreat because of the rapacious illness that stalked their ships. The authors make the case that this illness was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology: tinned foods. This not only exposed the seamen to lead, an insidious poison, but also left them vulnerable to scurvy. The revised "Frozen in Time" will also update the research outlined in the original edition, and will introduce independent confirmation of Dr. Beattie's lead hypothesis, along with corroboration of his discovery of physical evidence for both scurvy and cannibalism. In addition, the book includes a new introduction written by Margaret Atwood, who has long been fascinated by the role of the Franklin Expedition in Canada's literary conscience. Includes never before seen photographs from the exhumations on Beechey Island and rarely seen historical illustrations.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

Reseña del editor

In May 1845 the Erebus and the Terror set sail from the Thames to find a northern route to the Northwest Passage with a complement of 129 men and officers, enough tinned food for three to five years, thousands of books, a dog, and a monkey. Many sailors and scholars sought their fate ever since. Here Beattie (anthropology, U. of Alberta) and Geiger

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Verlag
Greystone Books,Canada
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1553650603
ISBN 13 
9781553650607
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
288
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