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1) Ice ghosts: the epic hunt for the lost Franklin expedition

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Watson, Paul

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"A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author of Where War Lives and expedition member describes how an unlikely combination of marine science and Inuit knowledge helped solve the mystery of the lost Franklin expedition of 1845,"--NoveList.

2) Erebus: one ship, two epic voyages, and the greatest naval mystery of all time

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Palin, Michael

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"Michael Palin brings the fascinating story of the Erebus and its occupants to life, from its construction as a bomb vessel in 1826 through the flagship years of James Clark Ross's Antarctic expedition and finally to Sir John Franklin's quest for the holy grail of navigation--a route through the Northwest Passage, where the ship disappeared into the depths of the sea for more than 150 years. It was rediscovered under the arctic waters in 2014"-- Publisher's...

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