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Captain Francis Crozier: Last Man Standing?

By Michael Smith

Book information

Publisher
The Collins Press
Year
2006
ISBN
9781848899865, 9781848899872, 9781905172092
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
16 MB (16528157 bytes)
Pages
\0
Time added
2023-03-11 18:19:54
Biography & Autobiography; Nonfiction; BIO023000

Description

Irishman Francis Crozier was a major figure in nineteenth-century polar exploration. His voyages with Parry, Ross and Franklin lifted the veil from the frozen wastes of the Arctic and Antarctic, paving the way for Amundsen, Scott and Shackleton. The Antarctic cape named after him was immortalised in Apsley Cherry-Garrard's The Worst Journey in the World. A failed romance drove him back to the ice one fatal last time with Franklin's North West Passage expedition in 1845. All 129 men perished. Crozier took command after Franklin's death and led the courageous battle to survive in the Arctic wilderness. In the bitter life-or-death struggle, which lasted for years, some even resorted to cannibalism. But, according to legend, Crozier was the last to die—the last man standing.Also available: An Unsung Hero: Tom Crean

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