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The Eventful Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ship Resolute to the Arctic Regions - In Search of Sir John Franklin and the Missing Crews of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebusand Terror (Paperback)
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The Eventful Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ship Resolute to the Arctic Regions - In Search of Sir John Franklin and the Missing Crews of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebusand Terror (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
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The Resolute was a merchant ship purchased by the Royal Navy for
service in the search for the lost expedition of Sir John Franklin.
Its first voyage to the Canadian Arctic, which took place between
1850 and 1851, proved fruitless, so a second, larger expedition was
launched in 1852. Again the Resolute could find no trace of
Franklin, and the crew came close to perishing themselves. With
their ship trapped in ice, they endured the freezing temperatures
and a harrowing trek to Beechey Island to survive. Published in
1857, the present work is the journal of George Frederick McDougall
(c.1825-71), who served as master aboard the Resolute. The book
features numerous woodcuts and plates, as well as an account of the
ship's salvage by an American vessel. Notably, a desk made from the
ship's timbers has been used by a number of American presidents in
the White House.
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