| ID | 090532 |
| Title Proper | Dangerous history |
| Other Title Information | the tragic afterlife of captain sir John Franklin |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lambert, Andrew |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In 1845 British naval captain Sir John Franklin sailed into the Canadian Arctic with two ships and 128 men, and disappeared. His ill-fated expedition was swiftly mythologised and co-opted into a Victorian narrative of self-sacrifice, heroism and duty. In puncturing these myths, Professor Andrew Lambert, author of an acclaimed new history of Franklin's polar navigation, explains why history is not a fixed record, but a constantly evolving interaction between different ages, and different opinions. |
| `In' analytical Note | Rusi Journal Vol. 154, No. 4; Aug 2009: p88-92 |
| Journal Source | Rusi Journal Vol. 154, No. 4; Aug 2009: p88-92 |
| Key Words | John Franklin |