Monthly Archives: December 2015

The James Caird

“The sledge [was] a great success and its solid construction does the carpenter credit, horrid old man that he is. Now he is raising the gunwale of the James Caird some 10in by the extraordinary expedient of fixing its existing … Continue reading

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Franklin and the Fox

Search for the Northwest Passage, a Discovery Channel documentary

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Diary entries

“Everyone is keeping a diary now. There was so little incident from day to day in the ship that very few of us thought it worthwhile.” — Thomas Orde-Lees [images from SPRI]

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All this becomes your Mode of Life

“The first night of your first campaign (though you be but a mere peaceful campaigner) is a glorious time in your life. It is so sweet to find one’s self free from the stale civilisation of Europe! Oh my dear … Continue reading

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