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Arctic Regions Books
There are 17 books in this catalogue.
In the Middle, Qitinganituk Eskimo Today
Williams, Stephen Guion
Book Number: 67406
ISBN: 0879234644
Publisher: David R. Godine, Boston, 1983.
Square 4to. softcover. b/w photos. Very good, covers rubbed.
Price: $12.00
Williams, Stephen Guion
Book Number: 67406
ISBN: 0879234644
Publisher: David R. Godine, Boston, 1983.
Square 4to. softcover. b/w photos. Very good, covers rubbed.
Price: $12.00
Frozen in Time: Fate of the Franklin Expedition
Beattie, Owen
Book Number: 66712
ISBN: 0586203206
Publisher: Grafton Books, London, 1989.
8vo softcover 174pp index, colour illus. Good page edges browned, cover faded. A reconstruction of Sir John Franklin's ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1848 when the HMS Terror and HMS Erebus disappeared. This study was made possible by the discovery of a bleached human skull, found by the team working with anthropologist Dr Owen Beattie on 29 June 1981. This led to 3 further scientific expeditions over the next five years, during which time more information was pieced together. The bodies of 3 Victorian seamen were found on King William Island, well preserved by the permafrost for 133 years which enabled twentieth century forensic and anthropological scientists to uncover the mystery. Also revealed were the circumstances by which the surviving members of Franklin''s elite naval forces came within sight of the Northwest Passage, which was their journey's goal, only to succumb to the horrors of starvation, scurvy and cannibalism. Included is a photographic record of the excavation with maps and illustrations and the conclusions reached by twentieth century forensic and anthropological scientists.
Price: $8.00
Beattie, Owen
Book Number: 66712
ISBN: 0586203206
Publisher: Grafton Books, London, 1989.
8vo softcover 174pp index, colour illus. Good page edges browned, cover faded. A reconstruction of Sir John Franklin's ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1848 when the HMS Terror and HMS Erebus disappeared. This study was made possible by the discovery of a bleached human skull, found by the team working with anthropologist Dr Owen Beattie on 29 June 1981. This led to 3 further scientific expeditions over the next five years, during which time more information was pieced together. The bodies of 3 Victorian seamen were found on King William Island, well preserved by the permafrost for 133 years which enabled twentieth century forensic and anthropological scientists to uncover the mystery. Also revealed were the circumstances by which the surviving members of Franklin''s elite naval forces came within sight of the Northwest Passage, which was their journey's goal, only to succumb to the horrors of starvation, scurvy and cannibalism. Included is a photographic record of the excavation with maps and illustrations and the conclusions reached by twentieth century forensic and anthropological scientists.
Price: $8.00
