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August is coming to a close, as is #ArchaeologyMonth. Here is an intriguing read -- "Solving the Franklin Mystery" by @KenMcGoogan. After 175 years, searchers close in on answers to what actually doomed the tragic #NorthwestPassage voyage. https://t.co/Bwoij25c3N
#otd 1845, Sir John Franklin left #England in search of #NorthwestPassage, never to return. A search party led by John Richardson did not find Franklin, but it did result in a beautiful #rarebook, with much information on #Inuit and other #NativeAmericans:
https://t.co/MUFsjJF4P0
Michael Palin on HMS Erebus and the doomed Franklin Expedition of 1845 https://t.co/ZPxAuNl0cR via @HistoryExtra #history #RoyalNavy #NorthwestPassage