Title As affecting the fate of my absent husband : selected letters of Lady Franklin concerning the search for the lost Franklin expedition, 1848-1860 / edited, with an introduction and notes, by Erika Behrisch Elce

Published Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (x, 222 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits Series McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 57 McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 57. Contents Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Maps -- Introduction -- On Reading the Documents -- Chronology of Events, 1845�1859 -- Illustrations -- THE DOCUMENTS: SELECTED LETTERS OF JANE, LADY FRANKLIN -- 1. 20 March 1848 � Reward Offered by Lady Franklin -- 2. 22 March 1849 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 3. 23 March 1849 � Reward Offered by Lady Franklin -- 4. 4 April 1849 � Lady Franklin to Zachary Taylor -- 5. 2 May 1849 � Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty -- 6. 24 May 1849 � Lady Franklin to John Clayton 7. 6 June 1849 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli8. 15 June 1849 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 9. 11 December 1849 � Lady Franklin to Zachary Taylor -- 10. 12 December 1849 � Lady Franklin to John Clayton -- 11. 23 January 1850 � Lady Franklin to William Hamilton -- 12. 30 January 1850 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 13. 31 January 1853 � Lady Franklin to William Hamilton -- 14. 20 January 1854 � Lady Franklin to Sir James Graham -- 15. 9 February 1854 � Lady Franklin to William Hamilton 16. 24 February 1854 � Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty17. 26 April 1854 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 18. 27 April 1854 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 19. 26 June 1855 � Lady Franklin to Lord Palmerston -- 20. 2 July 1855 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 21. 6 July 1855 � Lady Franklin to William Mackinnon -- 22. 12 April 1856 � Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty -- 23. 11 July 1856 � Lady Franklin to Lords of the Admiralty -- 24. 2 December 1856 � Lady Franklin to Lord Palmerston 25. 25 February 1857 � Lady Franklin to Richard Monckton Milnes26. 4 April 1857 � Lady Franklin to Sir Charles Wood -- 27. 21 April 1857 � Lady Franklin to William Hamilton -- 28. 31 December 1859 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- 29. 3 March 1860 � Lady Franklin to Benjamin Disraeli -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y Summary The tragic fate of the lost Franklin expedition (1845-48) is a well-known part of exploration history, but there has always been a gap in the story - a personal account that begs to be told. In As affecting the fate of my absent husband, Erika Behrisch Elce has collected the poignant letters of Sir John Franklin's wife, Jane, which provide a vital new perspective on the tragedy. From her optimistic requests to whaling ships to her persistent demands for Admiralty aid, Lady Franklin played a crucial role in the search for her husband. Her correspondence with British prime ministers, members of Parliament, lords of the Admiralty, and a US president presents a private, domestic side to a national tragedy and sheds new light on what Sir John Franklin's disappearance meant to England, its public, and its sense of itself as an imperial power. With comprehensive annotations, a descriptive timeline, and an introduction that outlines the significance of Lady Franklin's contribution to the "Arctic debate," As affecting the fate of my absent husband is a convincing portrait of the surprisingly disruptive effects - on both the public consciousness and the government bureaucracy - of a single, eloquent, voice of dissent. As affecting the fate of my absent husband is essential reading not only for anyone interested in Victorian adventure and the Arctic but as an introduction to one of the most fascinating women of the nineteenth century Analysis Multi-User Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Franklin, Jane, 1791-1875 -- Correspondence Franklin, John, 1786-1847 SUBJECT Franklin, Jane, 1791-1875 fast Franklin, John, 1786-1847 fast Franklin, John (Forschungsreisender) swd Franklin, Jane Griffin. swd Subject Search and rescue operations -- Northwest Territories Explorers' spouses -- Great Britain -- Correspondence Search and rescue operations -- Arctic regions. SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography. TRAVEL -- Budget. TRAVEL -- Hikes & Walks. TRAVEL -- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest. TRAVEL -- Parks & Campgrounds. HISTORY -- General. Discoveries in geography -- British Explorers' spouses Search and rescue operations Suche SUBJECT Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- British Subject Arctic Regions Great Britain Northwest Territories Genre/Form Electronic books Personal correspondence Form Electronic book Author Elce, Erika Behrisch. LC no. 2010549080 ISBN 9780773575165 0773575162 9780773577343 0773577343

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