Rasor Bibliography
View entry no. 25890
Full entry text:
Bryant, Anthony. The Man Who Ate His Boots. Noted as published in 2010; quest for North West Passage going on for 300 years, renewed on 19th century; British initiative; seen as "heroes"; 15 expeditions up to 1845, then Ffranklin; then, 11 years of search expeditions; all of Franklin died of scurvy; cannibalism.
Categories:
19th C. (1800-1899); Admiralty; Arctic; exploration; Franklin, John; Northwest Passage; Royal Navy;
Keywords:
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 , explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Northwest Passage, search for access to East, route to East, Royal Navy, Britain, England, Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin