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May we be spared to meet on earth : letters of the lost Franklin Arctic expedition

Title
May we be spared to meet on earth : letters of the lost Franklin Arctic expedition / edited by Russell A. Potter, Regina Koellner, Peter Carney, and Mary Williamson ; with the assistance of Alison Alexander, William Battersby, Matthew Betts, Rick Burrows, A.J. Campbell, Jonathan Dore, Alison Freebairn, Andrew Hill, D.J. Holzhueter, Olga Kimmins, Jonathan Moore, Alexa Price, Frank Michael Schuster, Michael Smith, and Michael Tracy ; foreword by Sir Michael Palin.
Publication
  • Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2022]
  • ©2022

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Additional Authors
  • Potter, Russell A., 1960-
  • Koellner, Regina
  • Carney, Peter (Blogger)
  • Williamson, Mary (Descendent of Sir John Franklin)
Description
viii, 481 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm
Summary
"May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth is a privileged glimpse into the private correspondence of the officers and sailors who set out in May 1845 on the Erebus and Terror for Sir John Franklin's fateful expedition to the Arctic. The letters of the crew and their correspondents begin with the journey's inception and early planning, going on to recount the ships' departure from the river Thames, their progress up the eastern coast of Great Britain to Stromness in Orkney, and the crew's exploits as far as the Whalefish Islands off the western coast of Greenland, from where the ships forever departed the society that sent them forth. As the realization dawned that something was amiss, heartfelt letters to the missing were sent with search expeditions; those letters, returned unread, tell poignant stories of hope. Assembled completely and conclusively from extensive archival research, including in far-flung family and private collections, the correspondence allows the reader to peer over the shoulders of these men, to experience their excitement and anticipation, their foolhardiness, and their fears. The Franklin expedition continues to excite enthusiasts and scholars worldwide. May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth provides new insights into the personalities of those on board, the significance of the voyage as they saw it, and the dawning awareness of the possibility that they would never return to British shores or their families."--
Subject
  • Great Britain. Royal Navy > Officers > Correspondence
  • Great Britain. Royal Navy
  • John Franklin Arctic Expedition (1845-1851) > Sources
  • Sailors > Great Britain > Correspondence
  • Explorers > Great Britain > Correspondence
  • Armed Forces > Officers
  • Discoveries in geography > British
  • Explorers
  • Sailors
  • Discoveries in geography
  • British
  • Northwest Passage > Discovery and exploration > British > Sources
  • Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration > British > Sources
  • Arctic Ocean > Northwest Passage
  • Arctic Regions
  • Great Britain
  • Polar regions
Genre/Form
  • Personal correspondence.
  • Sources.
  • Correspondence.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also issued in electronic format.
Call Number
JFE 23-261
ISBN
  • 9780228011392
  • 0228011396
OCLC
1280601210
Title
May we be spared to meet on earth : letters of the lost Franklin Arctic expedition / edited by Russell A. Potter, Regina Koellner, Peter Carney, and Mary Williamson ; with the assistance of Alison Alexander, William Battersby, Matthew Betts, Rick Burrows, A.J. Campbell, Jonathan Dore, Alison Freebairn, Andrew Hill, D.J. Holzhueter, Olga Kimmins, Jonathan Moore, Alexa Price, Frank Michael Schuster, Michael Smith, and Michael Tracy ; foreword by Sir Michael Palin.
Publisher
Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2022]
Copyright Date
©2022
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Additional Formats
Also issued in electronic format.
Added Author
Potter, Russell A., 1960- editor.
Koellner, Regina, editor.
Carney, Peter (Blogger), editor.
Williamson, Mary (Descendent of Sir John Franklin), editor.
Other Form:
Online version: May we be spared to meet on earth. Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2022 0228013364 9780228013365 (OCoLC)1302194572
Research Call Number
JFE 23-261
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