Rae (1813-93) was the only major British Arctic explorer never to receive a knighthood. His error, says Calgary-based novelist McGoogan, was that when he returned to London in the middle 1850s, from his explorations across what would become northern Canada, he brought tragic news of the long-lost ex...

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1. Verfasser:	MacGoogan, Ken (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London [u.a.] Bantam books 2002
Ausgabe:	[new. ed.]
Schlagworte:	Rae, John / 1813-1893 Franklin, John / Sir / 1786-1847 Explorers / Scotland / Biography Northwest Passage / Discovery and exploration / British Explorateurs / Écosse / Biographies Arctic regions / Discovery and exploration / British Canada, Northern / Discovery and exploration / British Nord-Ouest, Passage du / Découverte et exploration britanniques Canada (Nord) / Découverte et exploration britanniques Arctique / Découverte et exploration britanniques Schottland Biografie
Zusammenfassung:	Rae (1813-93) was the only major British Arctic explorer never to receive a knighthood. His error, says Calgary-based novelist McGoogan, was that when he returned to London in the middle 1850s, from his explorations across what would become northern Canada, he brought tragic news of the long-lost expedition led by Sir John Franklin and so brought on his head the vilification of such powers as Lady Franklin and Charles Dickens
Beschreibung:	Literaturverz. S. 313 - 318 Truth of discovery: Wild life in Ruperts land -- Moose factory doctor -- Apprentice explorer -- Arctic poneer -- Search of Franklin -- Northern reversals -- Ruperts land realities -- Third expedition -- Best-laid plans -- Back to the barrens -- Two discoveries -- Discovey of truth: Return of John Rae -- Enter Charles Dickens -- Wrath of Lady Franklin -- Restoring the fate -- Awakening to the passage -- Consumate traveller -- Return to Orkney
Beschreibung:	327 S. Ill., Ktn. 24 cm
ISBN:	9780553814934