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Weird and Tragic Shores : The Story of Charles Francis Hall, Explorer (Modern Library Exploration)
Weird and Tragic Shores The Story of Charles Francis Hall Explorer - Modern Library Exploration
Author: Chauncey Loomis, Andrea Barrett
In 1860, fifteen years after Sir John Franklin's ill-fated expedition disappeared in the Arctic, a Cincinnati businessman named Charles Francis Hall set out to locate and rescue the expedition's survivors. He was an amateur explorer, without any scientific training or experience, but he was driven by a sense of personal destiny and of religious ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780375755255
ISBN-10: 037575525X
Publication Date: 4/4/2000
Pages: 392
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Publisher: Modern Library
Book Type: Paperback
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The Boston Globe calls this book "fascinating;" the New York Times pronounces it "a first-rate detective story." It's part of a series edited by Jon Krakauer. Anyone who likes his adventure tales will love this one, too.
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Excellent book about the polar excursions of amateur explorer Charles Francis Hall.
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