Man Who Ate His Boots: Sir John Franklin and the Tragic History of the Northwest Passage

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ISBN-10:

0224082310

ISBN-13:

9780224082310

Author(s): Anthony Brandt
Edition: First Edition
Released: Jan 01, 2011
Publisher: JONATHAN CAPE.
Format: Hardcover, 464 pages

Description:

Dozens of missions set out for the Arctic during the first half of the nineteenth century; all ended in failure and many in disaster, as men found themselves starving to death in the freezing wilderness, sometimes with nothing left to eat but their companions' remains. Anthony Brandt traces the complete history of this noble and foolhardy obsession, which originated during the sixteenth century, bringing vividly to life this record of courage and incompetence, privation and endurance, heroics and tragedy. Along the way he introduces us to an expansive cast of fascination characters: seamen and landlubbers, scientists and politicians, sceptics and tireless believers. "The Man Who Ate His Boots" is a rich and engaging work of narrative history - a multifaceted portrait of noble adventure and of imperialistic folly.

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