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Amy, R., Bahatnagar, R., Damkjar, E. & Beattie, O. "The Last Franklin Expedition: Report of a Postmortem Examination of a Crew Member." Canadian Medical Association J, 135 (July 1986): 115-17.

Keywords:

19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , science

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Anderson, James. The Hudson Bay Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin. Transaction Series, # 20. Toronto: Canadiana House, 1969. Intro: S. Mickle; originally the Canadian Women's Historical Society.

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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology

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Armstrong, Alexander. A Personal Narrative of the Discovery of the North West Passage. . . nearly Five Years' Continuous Service in the Arctic Regions while in Search of . . . Franklin. London: Hurst & Blackett, 1857, xxii, 616 pp. By surgeon/naturalist.

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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East

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Armstrong, Alexander. Observations on Naval Hygiene and Scurvy: More Particularly as the Latter Appeared during a Polar Voyage. London: John Churchill, 1858, 117 pp. Armstrong, 1818-1899.

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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, scurvy, health, search for cure, vitamin C deficiency

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Barr, William, ed. A Frenchman in Search of Franklin: De Bray's Arctic Journal, 1852-1854. Toronto: Toronto UP, 1992, 1993, xxii, 339 pp. French naval officers: Joseph Bellot & Emile de Bray.

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19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-French, France , Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure

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Barr, William. Arctic Hell Ship: The Voyage of HMS Enterprise, 1850-1855. Edmonton: Alberta UP, 2007, xiv, 318 pp. Search for Franklin; Canadian expedition; included paintings by crewmen.

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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, art, painting, painter, artistic, design , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , ship, boat, vessel, Royal Navy, Britain, England, voyage

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Barr, William. "Franklin, John (1786-1847)." See J. Hattendorf, Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History, II., pp. 62-63.

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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin

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Barr, William. Overland to Starvation Cove: With the Intuit in Search of Franklin, 1878-1880. Toronto: Toronto UP, 1987, 1993, xxxi, 261 pp. Author: Heinrich Klutschhak.

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Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, 19th century, nineteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure

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Barr, William. "Searching for Franklin from Australia: William Parker Snow's Initiative of 1853." Polar Record, 33 (April 1997): 145-50.

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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, Royal Australian Navy, Australia

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Barrett, Andrea. The Voyage of the Narwhal: A Novel. New York: Norton; New York: Flaming Wells, 1998, 2000, 399 pp. Nautical fiction; search for Franklin; Erasmus Darwin's experience & exploits..

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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, nautical fiction, sea fiction

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Battersby, William. James Fitzjames: The Mystery Man of the Franklin Expedition. Stroud: History, 2010. 244 pp. 32 years old, spectacular career, then to expedition.

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20th century, twentieth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, personality, prominent leader, noted person , 19th century, nineteenth

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Beardsley, Martyn. Deadly Winter: The Life of Sir John Franklin. London: Chatham; Annapolis: NIP, 2002, xiv, 272 pp. Balanced biography.

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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin

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Beattie, Owen & Savelle, James. Discovery of Human Remains from Sir John Franklin's Last Expedition." Historical Archaeology, 17 (1983): 100-05.

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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin

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Beattie, Owen, Kowal, W. & Bardsgard, H. "Did Solder Kill Franklin's Men?" Nature, 343 (January 1990): 319-20.

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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure

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Beattie, Owen. "A Report on Newly Discovered Human Skeletal Remains from the Last Sir John Franklin Expedition." Muskox, 33 (1983): 68-77.

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19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon

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Beattie, Owen. "Elevated Bone Lead Levels in Franklin Expedition Crewmen." See P. Sutherland, Franklin Era in Canadian History, pp. 41-48.

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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon

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Belcher, Edward. Arctic Expedition of 1852 under the Command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, CB: A Listing of the Officers and Men Employed in the Sledging Parties in Search of Erebus and Terror, Wellington Channel Division, 1854 HMS Assistance and Pioneer. Briant: HMS Assistance, 1854.

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Belcher, Edward. The Last of the Arctic Voyages: Being a Narrative of the Expedition of HMS Assistance. . . . in Search of Sir John Franklin during the Years 1852-53-54. 2 vols. London: Lovell Reeve, 1855. For Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.

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19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, ship, boat, vessel, voyage

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Bell, Benjamin, ed. Lt. John Irving, RN, of HMS Terror in Sir John Franklin's Last Expedition to the Arctic Regions. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1881, ix, 168 pp. Arctic exploration.

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19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , officer, quarterdeck, leader , Royal Navy, Britain, England, ship, boat, vessel

Abbreviations
AHR American Historical Review
Alb Albion
alt alternate
Am Nep American Neptune
AQ & DJ Army Quarterly and Defence Journal
ASLIB Association of Libraries (Dissertations & Master's Theses)
BIHR Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research
Can His Rev Canadian Historical Review
Can J His Canadian Journal of History
comp Compiled by
DAI Dissertation Abstracts International
EcHR Economic History Review
ed editor or edited by
EnHR English Historical Review
HisAHR Hispanic American Historical Review
HJ Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal)
His Res Historical Research
His Tod History Today
Intell & Nat Sec Intelligence and National Security
IJ Mar His International Journal of Maritime History
IJ Nau Arch International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
IHR International History Review
intro introduction
J Am His Journal of American History
J Asian His Journal of Asian History
JBS Journal of British Studies
J Cont His Journal of Contemporary History
J Econ His Journal of Economic History
JI & CH Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
J Mar Res Journal for Maritime Research
J Mil His Journal of Military History
J Mod His Journal of Modern History
JRUSI Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute
J Soc His Journal of Social History
JSAHR Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
J Stra Stu Journal of Strategic Studies
J Trans His Journal of Transport History
J Wor His Journal of World History
MM Mariner's Mirror
Mil Aff Military Affairs
NHS Naval History Symposium (USNA)
NMM National Maritime Museum
Nav Rev Naval Review
NWCR Naval War College Review (US)
Nel Dis Nelson Dispatch
NIP Naval Institute Press
Nor Mar Northern Mariner
Pac His Rev Pacific Historical Review
P & P Past and Present
Traf Chron Trafalgar Chronicle
trans translated by
UP University Press
USNIP Proceedings of the Naval Institute
Vic Stu Victorian Studies
War & Soc War and Society
War in His War in History
W&MQ William and Mary Quarterly
WSS World Ship Society

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