FROZEN IN TIME: The Fate of The Franklin Expedition, by Owen Beattie & John Geiger (1st Ed. SIGNED)
FROZEN IN TIME: The Fate of The Franklin Expedition, by Owen Beattie & John Geiger (1st Ed. SIGNED)
Author: Owen Beattie & John Geiger. Published by Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC., 2018, 1st Edition, 3rd printing. Flat Signed by the Author John Geiger on title page. Printed in Canada. Almost New Condition SOFTCOVER Book. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 5 x 7.75 inch, 179 pages including index.
FROZEN IN TIME: The Fate of The Franklin Expedition, is by a top forensic anthropologist and a historian, and they together tell the dramatic tale of excavating three sailors from the Franklin party. Many amazing photos in both color and black and white. And Margaret Atwood said of this book, "A remarkable piece of forensic detection"
In 1845, Sir John Franklin set off, determined to "penetrate the icy fastness" of the Arctic. But he and his 129 men never made it. For the next 35 years, more than 20 major rescue parties searched fruitlessly for the vanished expedition. The bodies, well preserved by the permafrost, gave up their secrets to 20th century science, and the researchers pieced together a story of horrific starvation, scurvy, and cannibalism.
For more info on Sir John Franklin, and the Franklin Expedition, please see: Sir John Franklin | The Canadian Encyclopedia