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Frozen in Time
- The Fate of the Franklin Expedition
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
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Publisher's Summary
In 1845, Sir John Franklin and his men set out to "penetrate the icy fastness of the north, and to circumnavigate America." And then they disappeared. The truth about what happened to Franklin's ill-fated Arctic expedition was shrouded in mystery for more than a century. Then, in 1984, Owen Beattie and his team exhumed two crew members from a burial site in the North for forensic evidence, to shocking results. But the most startling discovery didn't come until 2014, when a team commissioned by the Canadian government uncovered one of the lost ships: Erebus.
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- D. Hunter
- 2023-03-01
Fascinating
This is an intriguing story.
The narration was excellent.
Some of the most ambitious human endeavours have been bested by some small detail from years earlier.
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- Peter M. O'Handley
- 2021-05-06
A terrific read.
I loved the story, the pace was excellent and I very much enjoyed the narration!
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- Langer MD
- 2024-03-05
Incredible Exposition
I went to school in Edmonton with Professor Owen Beattie's son. I think I remember the anthropologist coming to our Social Studies class and presenting his team's findings after discovering the bodies of two members of the ill-fated 1845-48 expedition looking for the Northwest Passage.. but maybe I just read the story in our local newspaper.
Regardless, the images of frozen corpses - their lips drawn back in a rictus grin - are imprinted on my mind's eye. Along with co-author John Geiger, Dr. Beattie leads readers through a well-reasoned description of the struggles faced by men trapped in the arctic ice - suffering from frostbite, hypothermia, starvation +/- cannibalism, scurvy, and probable lead poisoning. His exposé is largely reconstructed through meticulous perusal of surviving journals from the participants, testimony from Inuit sources, examination of remains, and the findings of previous expeditions to recover bodies.
The authors' approach is perhaps a little bit too academic for a general audience (completely eschewing artistic license to provide hypothetical dialogue, for example), but the book is quite readable for anyone interested in both history & forensic study.
As to presentation: Liam Gerrard turns in a creditable but unspectacular reading performance. His diction & pacing are unimpeachable, but his timbre & cadence are "average" at best, and his tone is inexplicably lighthearted. Tantor Audio provides praiseworthy technical support - but could easily have cast this project better.
Altogether, I rate 'Frozen In Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition' 7.5 stars out of 10. If you can get it as a 'Plus' selection, you should do so - it was a pleasantly cerebral audiobook for occupying a couple of snowy afternoons.. but if they ask for a Credit, better options beckon.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-12-08
Going a long way to solving the mystery of the Franklin Expedition
Enjoyed the setting as described by Beattie and the application to the mid 19th century arctic explorers who had to do it without 20th century knowledge and technology.
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