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“It’s the true story of the lost Franklin Expedition. I could have recommended all books about the Franklin Expedition. That’s my thing in naval history and polar exploration. Erebus is maybe not the most historically accurate book about the Franklin Expedition, but it’s probably the most entertaining one—just the way he writes about it, really sensitively. He goes on almost the same journey that they went on. It’s part travelogue, part polar exploration story about one of the ships that went missing. I really enjoyed that one. I just find polar exploration really fascinating: the number of crazy things that happen, the really strong personalities that are pushed together.” Read more...
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