From the Canadian Arctic to the President's Desk HMS Resolute and How She Prevented a War

by Elizabeth Matthews

Book Overview

How did a ship involved in the failed searches for the lost explorer, Sir John Franklin, alter the course of history forever and become the lasting symbol of Anglo-American friendship? Sent into the Canadian Arctic in 1852 to find Franklin as part of the Belcher Expedition, the officers and men of HMS Resolute spent two years under their gallant and kind Captain Kellett unsuccessfully searching for the Franklin Expedition until they were forced...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0755203968
• ISBN13: 9780755203963
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Elizabeth R Matthews
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"