Erebus: The Story of a Ship The Story of a Ship
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Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
30.05.2019
Verlag
VermilionSeitenzahl
352
Maße (L/B/H)
19,5/12,8/3,2 cm
Gewicht
332 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-78475-857-8
In 1848, it disappeared in the Arctic, its fate a mystery. In 2014, it was found.
This is its story.
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'Beyond terrific. I didn't want it to end.' - Bill Bryson
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Michael Palin - Monty Python star and television globetrotter - brings the remarkable Erebus back to life, following it from its launch in 1826 to the epic voyages of discovery that led to glory in the Antarctic and to ultimate catastrophe in the Arctic.
The ship was filled with fascinating people: the dashing and popular James Clark Ross, who charted much of the 'Great Southern Barrier'; the troubled John Franklin, whose chequered career culminated in the Erebus's final, disastrous expedition; and the eager Joseph Dalton Hooker, a brilliant naturalist - when he wasn't shooting the local wildlife dead.
Vividly recounting the experiences of the men who first set foot on Antarctica's Victoria Land, and those who, just a few years later, froze to death one by one in the Arctic ice, beyond the reach of desperate rescue missions, Erebus is a wonderfully evocative account of a truly extraordinary adventure, brought to life by a master explorer and storyteller.
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'This is an incredible book. I couldn't put it down. The Erebus story is the Arctic epic we've all been waiting for.' - Nicholas Crane
'One robust little tub of a boat, two death-defying voyages to the ends of the earth. Palin has given us a fascinating account of extraordinary courage' - Charlotte Gray, author of The Promise of Canada: People and Ideas that Shaped Our Country
'What more could a reader ask for? Fascinating mystery, chilling adventure, compelling characters ... simply terrific writing by Michael Palin.' - Roy MacGregor, author of Original Highways: Travelling the Great Rivers of Canada
'Michael Palin is a cracking good companion on this journey of ambition, longing, triumph and tragedy... the age of adventure lives on' - Alanna Mitchell, author of The Spinning Magnet: The Force that Created the Modern World and Could Destroy It
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South and North
Construction of the Erebus was completed in 1826. and there was no sign that she would become a famous ship in the future. For a couple of years she patrols the Mediterranean, which is not a great deal at all. But in 1839 she is refitted for an Antarctic expedition by James Clark Ross, in 1840 she reaches Van Diemen´s Land, the Lieutenant-Governor here is Sir John Franklin. In 1845 Erebus and Terror set sail for Franklin´s Arctic expedition. Both ships, the entire crew, 129 men, vanish in the Arctic desert. The mystery remained for more than 160 years, then the Erebus was found in 2014. Terror was discovered in 2016. Michael Palin has written a breathtaking book about the exploration of the polar regions of the world. (See also: Nadolny, Die Entdeckung der Langsamkeit)
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