02198nam 2200553Ia 450 991082093720332120200520144314.01-282-35289-X97866123528980-300-15486-0(CKB)2430000000010789(OCoLC)609890907(CaPaEBR)ebrary10348476(SSID)ssj0000347012(PQKBManifestationID)11254297(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000347012(PQKBWorkID)10329102(PQKB)11480172(MiAaPQ)EBC3420579(Au-PeEL)EBL3420579(CaPaEBR)ebr10348476(CaONFJC)MIL235289(OCoLC)923594417(EXLCZ)99243000000001078920090328d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe gates of hell Sir John Franklin's tragic quest for the North West Passage /Andrew LambertNew Haven Yale University Press20091 online resource (448 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-15485-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-405) and index.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?ExplorersGreat BritainBiographyArctic regionsDiscovery and explorationBritishNorthwest PassageDiscovery and explorationBritishExplorersLambert Andrew D.1956-30009MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820937203321The gates of hell4076107UNINA