Ice Ghosts

The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition

De: Paul Watson

Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner

Ice Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the Lost Franklin Expedition of 1845 - whose two ships and crew of 129 were lost to the Arctic ice - with the modern tale of the scientists, divers, and local Inuit behind the incredible discovery of the flagship's wreck in 2014.

Paul Watson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was on the icebreaker that led the discovery expedition, tells a fast-paced historical adventure story: Sir John Franklin and the crew of the HMS Erebus and Terror setting off in search of the fabled Northwest Passage, the hazards they encountered, the reasons they were forced to abandon ship hundreds of miles from the nearest outpost of Western civilization, and the decades of searching that turned up only rumors of cannibalism and a few scattered papers and bones - until a combination of faith in Inuit lore and the latest science yielded a discovery for the ages.

©2017 Paul Watson (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

A fascinating and detailed account of the doomed Franklin Expedition

A really well read and fascinating account of the loss of the Erebus and Terror and all the characters involved, including an in-depth understanding of the knowledge of the native Inuit, which was largely ignored. I am glad this has given them the respect they deserve. Thank you for wonderful book!

Good retelling, lose the politics

Was well read and a compelling retelling of the search for the loss Franklin crews, then shipwrecks but could have been cut by a third and would have only strengthened the story. Could start by cutting all the superfluous political commentary, awkwardly shoved in randomly here and there at the end of the book, as if Watson forgot the assignment and had to hurry to check off the teacher's touching points.

Interesting book, but not the best

This is an interesting book. It has a lot of facts about the expedition- preparation for the voyage, information about the captains and top people in the crew, and the search for the ship.

There’s a lot of minutia about the people involved with the search, so if you are looking for details, this is the book for you!

The author jumps around in time a lot, and that can be off putting. The book reads more like a very long and detailed encyclopedia article, so it can get boring at times.

This book doesn’t seem to have much about the lives of the other crew (maybe that’s not known) and doesn’t go much into speculation about the daily lives of people on the ship.

Still all in all a good read if you are interested in what is currently known/proven/documented about the HMS Terror and Erebus.

Decent

Overall great story but the author often gets side tracked into paranormal stories & when talking about more modern times, discusses too much politics

one mistake

lady Franklin could not have used the Panama canal in 1870 as indicated in chapter 9, because it wasn't built until 1914.