Finger-Post: a Franklin Expedition blog Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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A research blog by Alison Freebairn. I write about the Franklin Expedition and the people who searched for them.
The Terrors of Ice and Darkness
Christoph RansmayrFinger-Post: a Franklin Expedition blog@_polarbearpunk Have you read The Terrors of Ice and Darkness by Christoph Ransmayr? I'm guessing you will have. I have no German so have only read the English translation by John Woods, but it haunts me.
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Lost
James PattersonFinger-Post: a Franklin Expedition blogBorn #OTD in 1821: Lt James Walter Fairholme of #HMSErebus, who was lost with the rest of the #FranklinExpedition. His family memorialised his life and death with a beautiful monument in Holy Trinity Church in the Scottish Borders town of Melrose. https://t.co/8FJqBUT2tq
Paperback, 2021
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917
Ernest ShackletonFinger-Post: a Franklin Expedition blogAs if all this isn't boggling enough, the coach also contains pieces from: RSS DISCOVERY SCOTT's SLEDGE (South Pole 1912) SHACKLETON's HMS Endurance (spar) SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON (hut) SIR ROBERT FALCON SCOTT (hut) Amazing. I'm suddenly interested in the coronation! 5/5
Paperback, 2019
$22.95Member price:$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book