‘The cold of Valparaiso’: the disintegration of William Kennedy's second Franklin search expedition, 1853–1854

Abstract In the autumn of 1852, convinced that a successful search for her husband's missing expedition via Bering Strait could only be guaranteed by using a steam vessel, Jane, Lady Franklin, decided to dispatch such a vessel herself (this was the third such expedition she mounted). Her choice...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Barr, William
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1998
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
Bering Strait
Smith Sound
Jones Sound
Polar Record
Smith sound
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400025675
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400025675

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