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Michael Palin offers a richly illustrated account of the HMS Erebus, charting its career from construction as a 1826 bomb vessel, to its service as the flagship of James Clark Ross’s Antarctic expedition, and finally to its loss with Sir John Franklin’s search for the Northwest Passage. After more than 150 years beneath the Arctic ice, the wreck was rediscovered in 2014, bringing new insights into this pivotal episode of maritime exploration.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Michael Palin
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