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nairam1173's review
3.0
The story of Sir John Franklin's mysteriously disastrous attempt to find a passage through the Arctic. The historical story is creatively related through the eyes of one of the crew members, and framed by the story of the 1984 study of the three known graves. The 1845 story is suspenseful in that we know some of what happened from the opening chapter, but not the whole story--or the anthropologists' explanation.
The bodies are incredibly well preserved, but a little scary looking, so use discretion in that. (There are 4 pictures of the bodies, including one on both the front and back of the cover.)
The bodies are incredibly well preserved, but a little scary looking, so use discretion in that. (There are 4 pictures of the bodies, including one on both the front and back of the cover.)
raehink's review
4.0
Photos and text examine the mysterious fate of Sir John Franklin's expeditions into the Arctic to find the Northwest Passage. The story includes scurvy, cannibalism, lead poisoning, and some amazingly preserved mummies. This was written in 1992 and within a decade books of this nature were all the rage.
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