Hms Resolute

Author : Elizabeth Matthews
Publisher : Elizabeth Matthews
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0755203968

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Hms Resolute by Elizabeth Matthews Pdf

How did a ship involved in the failed searches for the lost explorer, Sir John Franklin, alter the course of history forever and become the lasting symbol of Anglo-American friendship? Sent into the Canadian Arctic in 1852 to find Franklin as part of the Belcher Expedition, the officers and men of HMS Resolute spent two years under their gallant and kind Captain Kellett unsuccessfully searching for the Franklin Expedition until they were forced by the expedition's commander, Edward Belcher, to abandon ship. Then an American whaler, James Munro Buddington, salvaged Resolute in Baffin Bay, and brought her into his New England homeport on Christmas Eve 1855. Meanwhile, Britain, seeking soldiers for her Crimean War, and against all international laws about the sovereignty of nations, recruited soldiers in five US cities despite America's declared neutrality. President Franklin Pierce, desperately seeking a way to unify his country riven by the issue of slavery, seized upon this affront. Prime Minister Palmerston, hoping to divert the attention of the British people from his extremely unpopular Crimean War, did not respond with an apology but rather tripled the number of Royal Navy ships just outside American waters. President Pierce appealed for Congressional approval to match that response. The jingoistic war of words was in danger of exploding into open hostilities as the opposing naval forces faced off: Britain and America were on the brink of their third war until Resolute became the focus of the rising tensions...and then she changed history forever In this work of maritime historical fiction follow our young American hero, Abraham Fairfax III, as he wrestles with his Quaker conscience over slavery and goes whaling in the Canadian Arctic. There he falls into the clutches of the sadistic British squadron leader, Edward Belcher, and is rescued by Resolute's intrepid captain, Henry Kellett. Arriving in Ireland Abraham falls in love with Kellett's beautiful but headstrong daughter. Read about their adventures as they are inextricably entwined with the divergent lives of Arctic explorers, salt-encrusted Yankee whalers, and cross-Atlantic warmongering politicians in the incredible story of Her Majesty's Ship Resolute "Elizabeth Matthews, an American writer, knows more about the history of HMS Resolute, and the complicated political background which threatened war between Great Britain and the US, than anyone else." --the late Michael Phillips-- leading British naval historian

Author : Martin W. Sandler
Publisher : Union Square + ORM
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781402781537

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Resolute by Martin W. Sandler Pdf

The National Book Award–winning author “pulls off a significant historic and literary achievement . . . by melding the stories of two historic searches” (The Associated Press). Acclaimed historian Martin Sandler—a two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, winner of seven Emmy® Awards, and author of more than fifty books—finally brings to light an amazing high-seas adventure. Fascinating rare photographs, paintings, engravings, and maps illustrate the book throughout. It all began when, in one of the biggest news stories of the 19th century, Sir John Franklin and his ships the Erebus and the Terror disappeared while attempting to locate the fabled Northwest Passage. At the request of Franklin’s wife, Lady Jane, the first mission set out from England in hopes of finding him; many others followed in its wake, none successful. Among these was the Resolute, the finest vessel in Queen Victoria’s Navy. But in 1854 it became locked in Arctic ice and was abandoned by its captain. A year later, a Connecticut whaler discovered it 1,200 miles away—drifting and deserted, a 600-ton ghost ship. He and his small crew boarded the Resolute, and steered it through a ferocious hurricane back to New London, Connecticut. The United States government then reoutfitted the ship and returned it to the thankful Queen. In 1879, when the Resolute was finally retired, she had the best timbers made into a desk for then-President Rutherford B. Hayes. It is still used by U.S. presidents today . . . one of the most celebrated pieces of furniture in the White House. “[A] gripping historical adventure.” —Publishers Weekly

Author : Patrick Hale
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 705 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781312244719

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High Treason by Patrick Hale Pdf

Jake Dalton confronts with his worst nightmare; someone high in the United States government is doing the unthinkable. He's not selling secrets for financial gain or leaking classified information for political purposes, he's actively engaged in trying to destroy the country. After gathering the evidence to confirm his suspicions about the actions of politically powerful traitor, Jake begins his quest to stop the lunatic before his plan to cripple the United States turns into a reality. What he doesn't know is that his enemy is aware of his activities and determines that Jake knows too much and must remain forever silent. Before Jake can address the wanton act of treason, he must first deal with those who would kill him. He uses every bit of knowledge and skill he has to deal with those who want him dead. While he struggles to stay alive, he must also come to the aid of his nation. His only concern is if he has enough time to do the impossible before his country falls into the dustbin of history.

Author : LIEUT SHERARD OSBORN
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOMDLP:afk7237:0001.001

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AN ARCTIC JOURNAL by LIEUT SHERARD OSBORN Pdf

Author : George Biddlecombe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Collisions at sea
ISBN : NYPL:33433008146593

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Naval Tactics and Trials of Sailing by George Biddlecombe Pdf

Author : Dan Ryan
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781449070977

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Admirals and Generals by Dan Ryan Pdf

Admirals and Generals: describes in vivid detail what may have occurred in the United States military from 1833 to 1877. It is the continuation of The Caldwell Series. The narration is by a retired career naval officer, born in Beaufort, South Carolina. The historical events of 1833 through 1877 are carefully followed. The imagination of the author provides rich characters in powerful settings from the playing fields of West Point to the summer cruises from Annapolis, Maryland. The time old love story between a man and a woman continues throughout this book when the naval officer proposes to a fellow student at Georgetown Graduate School.

Author : Andrew Cohen
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459719514

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Lost Beneath the Ice by Andrew Cohen Pdf

The story of the bold voyage of HMS Investigator and the modern-day discovery of its wreck by Parks Canada’s underwater archaeologists. When Sir John Franklin disappeared in the Arctic in the 1840s, the British Admiralty launched the largest rescue mission in its history. Among the search vessels was HMS Investigator, which left England in 1850 under the command of Captain Robert McClure. While the ambitious McClure never found Franklin, he and his crew did discover the fabled Northwest Passage. Like Franklin’s ships, though, Investigator disappeared in the most remote, bleak and unknown place on Earth. For three winters, its 66 souls were trapped in the unforgiving ice of Mercy Bay. They suffered cold, darkness, starvation, scurvy, boredom, depression and madness. When they were rescued in 1853, Investigator was abandoned. For more than a century and a half, the ship’s fate remained a mystery. Had it been crushed by the ice or swept out to sea? In 2010, Parks Canada sent a team of archaeologists to Mercy Bay to find out. It was a formidable challenge, demanding expertise and patience. There, off the shores of Aulavik National Park, they found Investigator. Lost Beneath the Ice is a tale of endurance, daring, deceit, courage, and irony. It is a story about a tempestuous crew, their mercurial captain, cynical surgeon and kind-hearted missionary. In the end, McClure found fame but lost his ship, some of his crew and much of his honour. Written with elegance and authority, illustrated with archival imagery and startling underwater photographs of Investigator and its artifacts, this is a sensational story of discovery and intrigue in Canada’s Arctic. Andrew Cohen is a best-selling author and award-winning journalist. Among his books are While Canada Slept, a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award, The Unfinished Canadian, and Extraordinary Canadians: Lester B. Pearson. He writes a nationally syndicated column for The Ottawa Citizen and comments regularly on CTV. A professor of journalism and international affairs at Carleton University, he is founding president of the Historica-Dominion Institute. He has twice received Queen’s Jubilee Medals.

Author : Richard Clarke Davis
Publisher : University of Calgary Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781895176889

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Lobsticks and Stone Cairns by Richard Clarke Davis Pdf

Lobsticks and stone cairns are landmarks that mark paths and commemorate events. The one hundred biographies in this book also offer themselves as paths to be taken. Centuries of human endeavour, hardship, folly, and suffering are collapsed into stories through which we can discover what the Arctic is and has been. Profiled in this book are "human landmarks" dating from as far back as the sixteenth century to those still active in the North today. Included are stories of adventurers, military officers, authors, guides, culture heroes, police, traders, and even the occasional charlatan. The biographies are of Inuit, European, American, Indian, and Canadian men and women. What appears here is the essence of each person, rendered by an expert and put in a new context, bringing the history and geography of the North to life.

Author : Emile Frédéric de Bray,Émile-Frédéric de Bray
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0802028136

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A Frenchman in Search of Franklin by Emile Frédéric de Bray,Émile-Frédéric de Bray Pdf

In April 1852 Emile Frederic de Bray sailed down the Thames on board Resolute. The ship was bound for the icy waters north of Canada as part of Sir Edward Belcher's Arctic Squadron searching for Sir John Franklin and his men, missing since the summer of 1845. De Bray's diaries of his years with Resolute have not been published before, in any language, and only one other account of this particular Franklin search expedition exists. Enseigne-de-vaisseau de Bray, seconded at his own request from the French navy, was something of a rarity among those who made up the search parties: he was not British. (One of his shipmates hoped for the best: 'The Frenchman does not seem an Englishman,' he observed, 'but I suppose he will improve on acquaintance.') As a result de Bray notices and comments on details and incidents his fellow officers would have considered unremarkable. Cape de Bray on the northwest coast of Melville Island commemorates the efforts of this intrepid French officer, who gained the respect of his fellows, was made a Chevalier of the Legion d'honneur by Napoleon III, and was awarded the Arctic Medal by Queen Victoria.

Author : Clements R. Markham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108075077

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Life of Admiral Sir Leopold McClintock, K.C.B., D.C.L., L.L.D., F.R.S., V.P.R.G.S. by Clements R. Markham Pdf

This 1909 biography of Sir Leopold McClintock describes the voyage during which he found confirmation of the death of Franklin.

Author : Sprague Theobald,Allan Kreda
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781616086237

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The Other Side of the Ice by Sprague Theobald,Allan Kreda Pdf

Traces the author's family's 8,500-mile voyage along the dangerous Northwest Passage, describing the divorce-related mistrust that overshadowed the endeavor and the formidable environmental factors that posed constant threats.

Author : Alan Day
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810865198

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Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Passage by Alan Day Pdf

The Northwest Passage was repeatedly sought for over four centuries. From the first attempt in the late 15th century to Roald Amundsen's famous voyage of 1903-1906 where the feat was first accomplished to expeditions in the late 1940s by the Mounties to discover an even more northern route, author Alan Day covers all aspects of the ongoing quest that excited the imagination of the world. This compendium of explorers, navigators, and expeditions tackles this broad topic with a convenient, but extensive cross-referenced dictionary. A chronology traces the long succession of treks to find the passage, the introduction helps explain what motivated them, and the bibliography provides a means for those wishing to discover more information on this exciting subject.

Author : Charles Bagot Cayley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0018612159

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Psyche's Interludes by Charles Bagot Cayley Pdf

Author : Frederick Whymper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Arctic regions
ISBN : UOM:39015062204238

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The Heroes of the Arctic and Their Adventures by Frederick Whymper Pdf

Author : R.E.H. Greyson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BNC:1001982709

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Selections from the Correspondence of R.E.H. Greyson, 2 by R.E.H. Greyson Pdf