{"product_id":"resolute-john-franklins-lost-expedition-and-the-discovery-of-the-queens-ghost-ship-9781454960218","title":"Resolute: John Franklin's Lost Expedition and the Discovery of the Queen's Ghost Ship","description":"\u003cb\u003eFew know that the president's desk in the Oval Office plays a part in one of the world's most extraordinary sagas; in \u003ci\u003eResolute\u003c\/i\u003e, noted historian Martin Sandler brings the story to light.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After Sir John Franklin and his ships disappeared in the Arctic while seeking the Northwest Passage, 39 rescue missions were launched, including one by the \u003ci\u003eResolute\u003c\/i\u003e, the Royal Navy's finest vessel. In 1854, it became locked in the ice and was abandoned. A year later, a Connecticut whaling ship discovered it drifting 1,200 miles away, a 600-ton ghost ship. The whalers boarded the \u003ci\u003eResolute\u003c\/i\u003e and steered it through a ferocious hurricane back to Connecticut. The US government re-outfitted the ship and returned it to Queen Victoria, who, in 1879, had its best timbers made into a desk for President Rutherford B. Hayes--a desk still in use today. Rare photographs, paintings, engravings, and maps illustrate the book throughout. This edition is updated with a new chapter on the discovery of Franklin's ships, the HMS \u003ci\u003eErebus\u003c\/i\u003e and the HMS \u003ci\u003eTerror\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2014 and 2016 in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis legendary maritime epic is perfect for fans of David Grann's \u003ci\u003eThe Wager\u003c\/i\u003e and Hampton Sides's \u003ci\u003eThe Wide Wide Sea\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11781679\"\u003eMartin W. Sandler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Union Square \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781454960218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1454960213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS051000\"\u003eExpeditions \u0026amp; Discoveries\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO038000\"\u003eSurvival\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS046000\"\u003ePolar Regions\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Sandler\u003c\/b\u003e has received many honors, including winning the 2019 National Book Award for Young People's Literature for \u003ci\u003e1919: The Year That Changed America;\u003c\/i\u003e two Pulitzer Prize nominations; a Boston Horn Book Award for \u003ci\u003eThe Story of American Photography\u003c\/i\u003e; and seven Emmys. His Library of Congress American History series has been a national bestseller with more than 500,000 copies sold, and he is one of the few historians to have published with the Library of Congress. Sandler was creator and cowriter for the acclaimed twelve-part This Was America tv series. He has taught American history and American studies at the University of Massachusetts and Smith College. Sandler lives in Cotuit, MA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Union Square \u0026 Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43827346276491,"sku":"9781454960218","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_d4d0af2b-1d94-4de2-9247-85c728882917.jpg?v=1755530546","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/resolute-john-franklins-lost-expedition-and-the-discovery-of-the-queens-ghost-ship-9781454960218","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}