The Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. Indeed, both Back (1837) and Ross (1849
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Table of contents :
Cover
Title
Dedication
Frontispiece
Contents
Maps
Introduction
Part One: The Skeletons
1. King William Island, 29 June 1981
2. A Subject of Wonder
3. Into the Frozen Seas
4. Puny Efforts
5. Isthmus of the Graves
6. Region of Terror
7. Terror Camp Clear
8. Scattered Bones
9. The Boat place
10. A Doorway Opens
Part Two: The Icemen
11. Across the Precipice
12. The Face of Death
13. The Evidence Mounts
14. Hartnell Redux
15. The Royal Marine
16. Understanding a Disaster
Epilogue: The Age of Lead
Acknowledgements
Appendix One
Appendix Two
Bibliography
Index
Copyright.