Defenders of Arctic orthodoxy turn their backs on Sir John Franklin

ABSTRACT William Barr's article on John Rae presents quite the spectacle (Barr 2014). Barr paints a picture of eminent British historians, staunch defenders of Arctic orthodoxy, scurrying around to deny Rae his rightful recognition and stumbling into an abyss of self-contradiction. In their anx...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: McGoogan, Ken
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2014
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
Northwest Passage
Westminster
Rae
Northwest passage
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247414000692
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247414000692
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Summary:ABSTRACT William Barr's article on John Rae presents quite the spectacle (Barr 2014). Barr paints a picture of eminent British historians, staunch defenders of Arctic orthodoxy, scurrying around to deny Rae his rightful recognition and stumbling into an abyss of self-contradiction. In their anxiety to keep Rae in his ‘proper place’ at Westminster Abbey, Barr and his friends have repudiated Sir John Franklin's claim to being the discoverer of the northwest passage – the claim they sallied forth to defend.

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