Erebus: The Story of a Ship

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<p><b>_______________</b><br><br><b>THE </b><i><b>SUNDAY TIMES</b></i><b> BESTSELLER: the remarkable true story of the exploration ship featured in <i>The Terror</i> </b><br><br>In the early years of Queen Victoria's reign, HMS <i>Erebus </i>undertook two of the most ambitious naval expeditions of all time.<br><br>On the first, she ventured further south than any human had ever been. On the second, she vanished with her 129-strong crew in the wastes of the Canadian Arctic, along with the HMS <i>Terror.</i><br><br>Her fate remained a mystery for over 160 years.<br><br>Then, in 2014, she was found.<br><br>This is her story.<br><b>_______________</b><br><br><b>Now available: Michael Palin's Travel Journals: <i>North Korea Journal, Into Iraq, </i>and <i>In Venezuela. </i><br>Coming soon:<i> Michael Palin in Nigeria</i></b><br><b>_______________</b><br><br><b>A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK</b><br><br>'<b>Beyond terrific</b> . . . I didn't want it to end.' <b>Bill Bryson</b><br><br>'Illuminated by flashes of gentle wit . . . It's <b>a fascinating story</b> that [Palin] brings full-bloodedly to life.' <b><i>Guardian</i> </b><br><br>'This is an <b>incredible </b>book . . . The <i>Erebus</i> story is the Arctic epic we've all been waiting for.' <b>Nicholas Crane</b><br><br>'Thoroughly absorbs the reader. . . <b>Carefully researched and well-crafted</b>, it brings the story of a ship vividly to life.' <i><b>Sunday Times</b></i><br><br>'<b>A great story</b> . . . Told in a very relaxed and sometimes - as you might expect - very funny Palin style.' <b>David Baddiel, <i>Daily Mail</i></b><br><br>'<b>Magisterial </b>. . . Brings energy, wit and humanity to a story that has never ceased to tantalise people since the 1840s.' <i><b>The Times</b></i></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781784758578

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

195 x 128 x 32 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House UK Ltd