Cover of Erebus

Book 2018

Erebus

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Publisher
Penguin Random House
Language
English
Published
2018
  • Erebus (Ship)
  • Shipwrecks
  • British
  • Discovery and exploration
  • Ships
  • Ships, history

"Michael Palin brings the fascinating story of the Erebus and its occupants to life, from its construction as a bomb vessel in 1826 through the flagship years of James Clark Ross's Antarctic expedition and finally to Sir John Franklin's quest for the holy grail of navigation--a route through the Northwest Passage, where the ship disappeared into the depths of the sea for more than 150 years. It was rediscovered under the arctic waters in 2014"--