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Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition Audio CD – MP3 Audio, March 21, 2017

by Paul Watson (Author)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 412 ratings
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Ice Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the Lost Franklin Expedition of 1845 -- whose two ships and crew of 129 were lost to the Arctic ice -- with the modern tale of the scientists, divers, and local Inuit behind the incredible discovery of the flagship's wreck in 2014. Paul Watson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was on the icebreaker that led the discovery expedition, tells a fast-paced historical adventure story: Sir John Franklin and the crew of the HMS Erebus and Terror setting off in search of the fabled Northwest Passage, the hazards they encountered, the reasons they were forced to abandon ship hundreds of miles from the nearest outpost of Western civilization, and the decades of searching that turned up only rumors of cannibalism and a few scattered papers and bones -- until a combination of faith in Inuit lore and the latest science yielded a discovery for the ages.
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    Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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    March 21, 2017
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    5.25 x 0.5 x 6.75 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1470810190
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    978-1470810191
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Paul Watson is the author of Where War Lives and the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Headliner Award, the George Polk Award, and the Robert Capa Gold Medal.



Malcolm Hillgartner is an accomplished actor, writer, and musician. Named an AudioFile Best Voice of 2013 and the recipient of several Earphones Awards, he has narrated over 175 audiobooks.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Blackstone Audio, Inc.; Unabridged MP3CD edition (March 21, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Audio CD ‏ : ‎ 1 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1470810190
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1470810191
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.5 x 6.75 inches
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rrkelly
5.0 out of 5 stars Page Turner
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2018
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The Academic Egos who have reviewed this book are either jealous or just mean. I have never read a book about the Franklin Expedition before and, I cannot put it down. I have to struggle to turn out the light. I love the author’s treatment of the Inuit from the very beginning. And, unlike a snob or two from the Academic realm, I find fascinating and illustrative, the historical context Watson provides. The paranormal investigations were part of history and part of the search. I loved that those details were included. I feel great suspense still building and I have only 50 pages left. If you want to know about the Franklin Expedition , and you have not read any other books, I think this is a great place to start.
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Norbert
4.0 out of 5 stars Recommended, but could be tightened up.
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2017
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A good read and certainly a must-read for anyone interested in the latest on the Franklin Expedition and the discoveries related to its fate.
The book does have its weaknesses. Lively and well-written when discussing Franklin and then Lady Franklin's efforts to have him first rescued and then at least found, it does lose focus in the middle sections. Long rambling chapters tell you many mildly interesting things about Inuit life and Canadian policy which are not even remotely connected to the Franklin story; at times the book reads like a National Geographic article on contemporary Arctic Canada.
But overall, the scholarship is solid, and once he gets back to the remnants of the expedition, the author's involvement with the topic makes for an authoritative account.
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Ida's Girl
5.0 out of 5 stars A Tragic Epic of Polar Exploration
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2017
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A fascinating account of the failed Franklin Expedition. Heroic efforts and deadly errors combine in a riveting account from the early days of polar exploration. The author provides an in depth account of the personalities involved, including the local people, Franklin's driven wife, and the complicated cast of sailers, scientists and explorers who were caught up in this story. I especially appreciate the author's thoughtful background information that provides cultural and personal details that bring the characters goals and actions into clear focus. Well done.
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S. R. Levinson
3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting account of Arctic exploration made less dramatic than it should have been
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2017
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This was a potentially fascinating story, but I found it to be less than dramatic due to the author's style of giving away the plot constantly throughout the book. Further, the events are not described in time-linear fashion, but rather there is a lot of jumping around with plenty of forward referencing that creates confusion in addition to decreasing drama. On the other hand, the author's language is vivid in describing the arctic environment, Inuit culture, and historical events and characters, which I did find interesting. Overall, I'm glad to have read the book despite its disappointments for me.

I read this on a black and white text Kindle. This is NOT a good format, since the provided map of geographic features is too small to be legible and in any case is very inaccessible with awkward Kindle navigation. In addition, I found it difficult to get an appropriately detailed map of the Arctic that lists all of features referred to, either on the web or in one of my atlases. This is a serious shortcoming of the Kindle format that I have experienced several times with historical nonfiction, and I would not recommend using Kindle for such books.
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Darlene M. Hall
4.0 out of 5 stars Not an introductory book to the topic
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2018
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This is an informative book, but I don't recommend it for those who are not already familiar with both the Franklin expedition and the subsequent search. The author goes into a great deal of detail about people who are peripheral to the main story--like the Fox sisters and other Victorian era dabblers in the paranormal--but tells the reader almost nothing about Crozier and Fitzjames and their backgrounds, for example, which is puzzling. The result at times borders on eccentricity, and the author definitely expects the reader to know most of the story before reading his book. I'd recommend the updated "Frozen in Time" for readers new to the topic.
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G in SC
5.0 out of 5 stars A ghost story of sorts about an expedition to the Arctic over 100 years ago
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2018
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A great book about the Franklin Expedition of the mid-19th Century and the discovery of the two ships abandoned during the seeking of the Northwest Passage above Canada. The two ships, Terror and Erebus, were finally located in the last decade in near pristine condition hundreds of miles from where abandoned in the ice in 1847. It is a history story, a mystery, and a continuation of a true ghost story that is just starting to be understood. Highly recommended.
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gary j.
5.0 out of 5 stars A discovery like no other.
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2017
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A really good read. Historically informative and compelling. A very sad tale of a brave crews Artic exploration and the unimaginable hazards they endured. The real drama however, it witnessed in the gripping tales of those who went out to try and rescue the lost Franklin souls, then later, any trace of their remains. The eventual focused expeditions to find the two lost ships was superbly detailed and "race to the finish line" engrossing. I loved reading about the proud and deservedly credited Inuit people. A truly amazing story.
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John R Glace
4.0 out of 5 stars Good but somewhat unfocused in concluding chapters
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2017
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Excellent overview of the entire history of the search for Franklin's lost expedition. Good on history but the author meanders a bit in the sections devoted to the modern search effort.
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noonefamous
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice
Reviewed in Canada on November 8, 2021
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This is a very nice history. Just started reading it and I am enjoying it immensely.
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William Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 20, 2024
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Excellent comprehensive account of the discovery of the North Weather Passage.
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Lese Ratte aus UK
5.0 out of 5 stars Ice Ghosts by Paul Watson
Reviewed in Germany on April 16, 2021
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I have long been interested in the story of the missing Franklin expedition ships, Erebus and Terror, which hoped to find the entire North West Passage between Europe and N. America. My interest was woken again by the BBC Drama 'Terror', in 2021, which twisted the historical facts somewhat, but was nevertheless good viewing.
This book was brilliantly researched and followed the political developments and pleas made by Franklin's doughty wife to start a search party to find expedition survivors and later more politics and expeditions to find the wrecks of both ships.
The narrative gets a bit confusing - so many names and people and dates and geographical references to islands and bays around the North Pole - many of which have Inuit names - but the expeditions were researched in great detail, leading up to the discovery of the 2 ships and more information about the plight of the crews.
I can sincerely recommend this book to any 'sofa-explorers', sailors, historians or aficionados of ice and temperatures well below zero. A fascinating read and of course, all true.
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Lese Ratte aus UK
5.0 out of 5 stars Ice Ghosts by Paul Watson
Reviewed in Germany on April 16, 2021
I have long been interested in the story of the missing Franklin expedition ships, Erebus and Terror, which hoped to find the entire North West Passage between Europe and N. America. My interest was woken again by the BBC Drama 'Terror', in 2021, which twisted the historical facts somewhat, but was nevertheless good viewing.
This book was brilliantly researched and followed the political developments and pleas made by Franklin's doughty wife to start a search party to find expedition survivors and later more politics and expeditions to find the wrecks of both ships.
The narrative gets a bit confusing - so many names and people and dates and geographical references to islands and bays around the North Pole - many of which have Inuit names - but the expeditions were researched in great detail, leading up to the discovery of the 2 ships and more information about the plight of the crews.
I can sincerely recommend this book to any 'sofa-explorers', sailors, historians or aficionados of ice and temperatures well below zero. A fascinating read and of course, all true.
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Animal Lover
4.0 out of 5 stars Disguised political agenda
Reviewed in Canada on September 22, 2020
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Liked this book a lot as far as historically and rythm and flow, EXCEPT for the totally off putting political views of the author Paul Watson that he immaturely puts in. No one cares what his political views are or were, but pushing his political agenda on the reader is unprofessional and immature. He needs to learn to just tell the story. Don't need a lecture on what politics he agrees with or doesn't - in his passive aggressive way. Boo!
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tobina mackenzie
4.0 out of 5 stars Background to a doomed expedition to discover the north west passage
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2018
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Enjoyed this v much. Have read quite a bit on this subject ... the attempt to discover the north west passage. Now there has been a tv series made on it too. It is a fascinating tale ....as much about the characters and motivations in explorers of that age when their tools were so rudimentary. Also the not consulting the Inuit people who inhabited the land adjacent to these lost ships and men seems really extraordinary considering in the end it was an Inuit man who more than a hundred years later led the British to the sailors graves/remains
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