The Arctic Fox: Discoverer of the fate of Franklin

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Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; A Note on Terminology; Acknowledgements; Introduction: A Victorian Icon; 1. A Brief Irish Childhood; 2. Wrestling the Gorgon; 3. The Unfortunate Franklin; 4. The First Searches; 5. HMS Assistance; 6. Winter Preparations; 7. North to Melville Island; 8. The Admiralty Perplexed; 9. To the Arctic with Belcher; 10. To Melville Island and Beyond; 11. Belcher's Failure; 12. Half-pay Captain; 13. Arctic Fox; 14. Beset in the Arctic; 15. A Melancholy Tragedy; 16. A Bearer of Sad Tidings; 17. The Fate of Franklin.;The Shackleton of his day, Leopold McClintock from Dundalk was the leading Arctic explorer of the Victorian era. First to bring definite information on the lost Franklin party, he rose to admiral and advised Scott before the 'Discovery' expedition in 1901. This fascinating tale starts when he enlisted in 1831, not yet twelve years old. He began exploration in 1848 on the 'Enterprise' expedition with Ross, the first in search of Franklin. After two further expeditions, he was the most experienced explorer in the Royal Navy, having sledged over 1,300 miles, over-wintered and discovered Prince P.