Charles River Editors
ASIN: B01LWC3PHO
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 45
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts of the lost voyage and searches for the crew*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"The sad story takes us back to the June of eighteen hundred and forty-five. The two discovery ships, the Erebus and Terror, are at sea, with the transport containing their supplies in attendance on them. The time is noon; the place on the ocean is near the island of Rona, seventy or eighty miles from Stromness; and the two steamers, Rattler and Blazer, are taking leave — a last, long leave — of the Arctic voyagers." - The Living Age, 1859Most anyone who has received a basic education in world history knows the story of how “in 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” Most also know that Christopher Columbus made first contact with the Americas while searching for a water route to Asia. ...