{"product_id":"erebus-one-ship-two-epic-voyages-and-the-greatest-naval-mystery-of-all-time","title":"Erebus: One Ship, Two Epic Voyages, and the Greatest Naval Mystery of All Time by Michael Palin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Beyond terrific. I didn't want it to end.\" --Bill Bryson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDriven by a passion for travel and history and a love of ships and the sea, former Monty Python stalwart and beloved television globe-trotter Michael Palin explores the world of HMS \u003ci\u003eErebus, \u003c\/i\u003elast seen on an ill-fated voyage to chart the Northwest Passage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Palin brings the fascinating story of the \u003ci\u003eErebus\u003c\/i\u003e and its occupants to life, from its construction as a bomb vessel in 1826 through the flagship years of James Clark Ross's Antarctic expedition and finally to Sir John Franklin's quest for the holy grail of navigation--a route through the Northwest Passage, where the ship disappeared into the depths of the sea for more than 150 years. It was rediscovered under the arctic waters in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePalin travels across the world--from Tasmania to the Falkland Islands and the Canadian Arctic--to offer a firsthand account of the terrain and conditions that would have confronted the \u003ci\u003eErebus\u003c\/i\u003e and her doomed final crew. Delving into the research, he describes the intertwined careers of the two men who shared the ship's journeys: Ross, the organizational genius who mapped much of the Antarctic coastline and oversaw some of the earliest scientific experiments to be conducted there; and Franklin, who, at the age of sixty and after a checkered career, commanded the ship on its last disastrous venture. Expertly researched and illustrated with maps, photographs, paintings, and engravings, \u003ci\u003eErebus\u003c\/i\u003e is an evocative account of two journeys: one successful and forgotten, the other tragic yet unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Hooker's Stockings \u003cbr\u003ePrologue: The Survivor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Made in Wales \u003cbr\u003e2 Magnetic North \u003cbr\u003e3 Magnetic South \u003cbr\u003e4 Far-off Shores \u003cbr\u003e5 'Our Southern Home' \u003cbr\u003e6 'Farther south than any (Known) human being has been' \u003cbr\u003e7 Dancing with the Captains \u003cbr\u003e8 'Pilgrims of the Ocean' \u003cbr\u003e9 'Such a wretched place as this you never saw' \u003cbr\u003e10 'Three years from Gillingham' \u003cbr\u003e11 Homeward Bound \u003cbr\u003e12 'So little now remains to be done' \u003cbr\u003e13 North by North-west \u003cbr\u003e14 No Signal \u003cbr\u003e15 The Truth \u003cbr\u003e16 Life and Death \u003cbr\u003e17 The Inuit Story \u003cbr\u003e18 Resurrection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Back in the Northwest Passage \u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Timeline \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements \u003cbr\u003ePicture Acknowledgements \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Cracking good reading\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Carefully researched and well-crafted... brings the story of a ship vividly to life\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Palin's account is full of wit and sympathy\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Palin\u003c\/b\u003e has written and starred in numerous television programs and films, from Monty Python to A Fish Called Wanda. He is also an acclaimed author, documentary filmmaker, and explorer. A former president of the Royal Geographical Society, his journeys have taken him to the North and South Poles, the Sahara Desert, the Himalayas, and Brazil. He lives in London, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IPS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46036929183930,"sku":"9781771645720","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_1994d36b-9775-4060-b698-b5e9f56cd436.jpg?v=1781881886","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/erebus-one-ship-two-epic-voyages-and-the-greatest-naval-mystery-of-all-time","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}