Fatal Passage

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The true story of the remarkable John Rae – Arctic traveller and Hudson’s Bay Company doctor – FATAL PASSAGE is a tale of imperial ambition and high adventure. In 1854 Rae solved the two great Arctic mysteries: the fate of the doomed Franklin expedition and the location of the last navigable link in the Northwest Passage.But Rae was to be denied the recognition he so richly deserved. On returning to London, he faced a campaign of denial and vilification led by two of the most powerful people in Victorian England: Lady Jane Franklin, the widow of the lost Sir John, and Charles Dickens, the most influential writer of the age. A remarkable story of courage and determination, FATAL PASSAGE is Ken McGoogan’s passionate redemption of Rae’s rightful place in history. In this richly documented and illustrated work, McGoogan captures the essence of one man’s indomitable spirit.

Additional information

Weight 0.24 kg
Dimensions 2.6 × 12.6 × 19.4 cm
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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

336

Publisher

Year Published

2002-10-1

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

0553814931

About The Author

KEN McGOOGAN is a Canadian writer – historian, biographer, novelist and journalist. He is the author of the internationally acclaimed bestseller Fatal Passage about Scottish Arctic adventurer John Rae, which won the Writers' Trust of Canada Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize, the Canadian Authors' Association History Award and the Grant MacEwan Award. It also won a US Christopher Award as a work of artistic excellence that 'affirms the highest values of the human spirit'. The author lives with his family in Toronto, Canada.

In Ken McGoogan's artful telling, John Rae emerges from the shadows to take his place among the most intriguing of the 19th century Arctic explorers. This is delightful reading

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A riveting story – backed by sold research – that illuminates a fascinating chapter in the annals of Arctic exploration

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