Erebus : the story of a ship /
by Michael Palin.
- xiv, 334 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-[320]) and index.
Made in Wales -- Magnetic north -- Magnetic south -- Far-off shores -- "Our southern home" -- "Farther south than any (known) human being has been" -- Dancing with the captains -- "Pilgrims of the ocean" -- "Such a wretched place as this you never saw" -- "Three years from Gillingham" -- Homeward bound -- "So little now remains to be done" -- North by north-west -- No signal -- The truth -- Life and death -- The inuit story -- Resurrection.
"Michael Palin brings the fascinating story of the Erebus and its occupants to life, from its construction as a bomb vessel in 1826 through the flagship years of James Clark Ross's Antarctic expedition and finally to Sir John Franklin's quest for the holy grail of navigation--a route through the Northwest Passage, where the ship disappeared into the depths of the sea for more than 150 years. It was rediscovered under the arctic waters in 2014"--
9781847948137
Franklin, John, 1786-1847
Erebus (Ship)
John Franklin Arctic Expedition (1845-1851)
Shipwrecks--Canada, Northern.
Northwest Passage--Discovery and exploration--British. Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration--British Canada, Northern--Discovery and exploration--British.