After the Lost Franklin Expedition Hardback) were agonizingly dashed

were agonizingly dashed

Lady Franklin was an uncommon woman for her age

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After the Lost Franklin Expedition Hardback) were agonizingly dashedThe fate of the lost Franklin Expedition of 1847 is an enigma that has tantalised generations of historians, archaeologists and adventurers. The expedition was lost without a trace and all 129 men died in what is arguably the worst disaster in Britain's history of polar exploration. In the aftermath of the crew's disappearance, Lady Jane Franklin, Sir John's widow, maintained a crusade to secure her husband's reputation, imperiled alongside him and