Eugene Rasor's Bibliography

Entry: 1674

ID: 1674
Entry Text:

Beattie, Owen & Geiger, John. Frozen in Time: Unlocking the Secrets of the Franklin Expedition. New York: Dutton; London: Bloomsbury; Vancouver: Greystone, 1987, 1988, 2004, xi, 180 pp. Alternate subtitle: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition; "perennial mystery"; HMS Erebus & Terror, departed 1845, 129 total crew; Beattie, 4 expeditions, 1980s; tests on 3 exhumed bodies; conclusion: lead poisoning from defective tin cans; officers died faster & sooner.