Fatal passage : the untold story of John Rae, the Arctic adventurer who discovered the fate of Franklin / Ken McGoogan.
TITLE:
Fatal passage : the untold story of John Rae, the Arctic adventurer who discovered the fate of Franklin / Ken McGoogan.
Publication Date:
2001-2002
Publication Information:
Toronto : HarperPerennial,
Physical Description:
[327] p. : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
Fatal Passage is McGoogan’s completely absorbing account of John Rae’sincredible accomplishments and his undeserved and wholesale discreditation atthe hands of polite Victorian society. After sifting through thousands of pagesof research, maps and charts, and traveling to England, Scotland and the Arcticto visit the places Rae knew, McGoogan has produced a book that reads like afast-paced novel — a smooth synthesis of adventure story, travelogue andhistorical biography. Fatal Passage is a richly detailed portrait of a time whenthe ambitions of the Empire knew no bounds.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780006386599
General Note:
"A Phyllis Bruce Book."
