The 'Old Arctics': notices of Franklin Search expedition veterans in the British press, 1876–1934. (6th October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McCorristine, Shane; Herrmann, Victoria
• Is Part Of: Polar record. Volume 52:Part 2(2016)
• Page Start: 215
• Page End: 229
• Publication Date: 2015-10-06
• Subjects: Scientific expeditions -- Polar regions -- Periodicals; Polar regions -- Research -- Periodicals; 508.311
• DOI: 10.1017/S0032247415000728
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0032-2474

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The lives of the commanders and officers associated with the British naval searches for the lost John Franklin northwest passage expedition in the 1850s are well-known through their own writings or those of later biographers. The post-Arctic careers of ordinary crew members, on the other hand, are barely known at all. Following digital searches of nineteenth and early-twentieth century British newspapers, we have compiled a list of some notices, obituaries, and reminiscences that shed light on the later years of the 'Old Arctics'.