SEARCHING FOR FRANKLIN New Answers to the Great Arctic Mystery

Bob Souer narrates this horrific account of the two failed expeditions in Arctic Canada led by Captain Sir John Franklin. Listeners hear excerpts from journals, letters, and scientific notes, along with the oral history of Indigenous peoples. The author, who has written extensively on Canada's arctic wilderness, incorporates the latest theories on why Franklin failed so disastrously and lost every man on the 1845 expedition, which was seeking the Northwest Passage. Souer sounds like a newscaster; his voice expresses little emotion. He clearly conveys Franklin's misplaced sense of racial superiority, personal sense of destiny, and lack of judgment. Listeners will also learn why polar bear meat should never be served rare! D.L.G. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2024]