Lady Franklin's Revenge

When Sir John Franklin disappeared into the Arctic in 1845 it was his adventurouswife Jane Franklin who kept the search for him alive and as a result contributedmore to the discovery and mapping of the North than any explorer. A thirdmasterful biography from historian Ken McGoogan Lady Franklins Revenge isthe richly documented story of a complex ambitious Victorianarguably thegreatest woman traveller of the 19th century and the transformation of a failedexpedition into a triumphant legend. A Globe and Mail Book of the Year andshortlisted for the Ontario Libraries Evergreen Award Lady Franklins Revenge isan exquisitely illustrated epic adventure.