Unravelling the Franklin Mystery, Second Edition: Inuit Testimony Woodman David C.Paperback
Unravelling the Franklin Mystery, Second Edition: Inuit Testimony Woodman David C.Paperback David Woodman's classic reconstruction of the mysterious events surrounding the tragic Franklin expedition…
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Unravelling the Franklin Mystery, Second Edition: Inuit Testimony Woodman David C.Paperback
David Woodman's classic reconstruction of the mysterious events surrounding the tragic Franklin expedition has taken on new importance in light of the recent discovery of the HMS Erebus wreck, the ship Sir John Franklin sailed on during his doomed 1845 quest to find the Northwest Passage to Asia. Among the many who have tried to discover the truth behind the Franklin disaster, Woodman was the first to recognize the profound importance of Inuit oral testimony and to analyze it in depth. First published in 1991, Unravelling the Franklin Mystery boldly challenged standard interpretations and offered a new and compelling alternative.
Much of the Inuit testimony presented here had never From his investigations, Woodman concluded that the Inuit likely visited Franklin's ships while the crew was still on board and that there were some Inuit who actually saw the sinking of one of the ships.
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