The gates of hell : Sir John Franklin's tragic quest for the North West Passage / Andrew Lambert.
| Author/creator |
Lambert, Andrew D., 1956- |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, |
| Description | xii, 428 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Contents | Prologue : Erebus : the Gates of Hell -- The North West Passage : designs and delusions -- John Franklin : navigator -- Another career -- Scientific empires -- From Van Diemen's land to Tasmania, 1836-43 -- Science, culture and civilisation -- 'The nucleus of an iceberg' -- Magnetic empires -- 'Till our provisions get short' -- Defeated, deceived and defrauded -- Belcher -- Martyrs of science -- Arctic Fox -- Big art, brazen lies and the 'great explorer' -- Terror : what really happened? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-405) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010549793 |
| ISBN | 9780300154856 |
| ISBN | 9780300167887 |
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