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Lady Franklin's Revenge
Lady Franklin's Revenge: A True Story of Ambition, Obsession and the Remaking of Artic History | Ken McGoogan
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When Sir John Franklin disappeared into the Arctic in 1845, it was his adventurous wife, Jane Franklin, who kept the search for him alive and, as a result, contributed more to the discovery and mapping of the North than any explorer. A third masterful biography from historian Ken McGoogan, Lady Franklin’s Revenge is the richly documented story of a complex, ambitious Victorian—arguably the greatest woman traveller of the 19th century— and the transformation of a failed expedition into a triumphant legend. A Globe and Mail Book of the Year, and shortlisted for the Ontario Libraries Evergreen Award, Lady Franklin’s Revenge is an exquisitely illustrated epic adventure.
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Lady Jane Franklin, wife of Sir John Franklin spent 12-years searching for her husband after he disappeared in 1845, in the Arctic! And in many ways, she is the one that created the "image" of her husband as a great explorer. Her story is fascinating also, because this Victorian woman travelled places and experienced her own adventures. In many ways she was a rebel!

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