{"product_id":"9781459719514","title":"Lost Beneath the Ice: The Story of HMS Investigator","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe story of the bold voyage of HMS \u003ci\u003eInvestigator\u003c\/i\u003e and the modern-day discovery of its wreck by Parks Canada’s underwater archaeologists. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Sir John Franklin disappeared in the Arctic in the 1840s, the British Admiralty launched the largest rescue mission in its history. Among the search vessels was HMS \u003ci\u003eInvestigator\u003c\/i\u003e, which left England in 1850 under the command of Captain Robert McClure. While the ambitious McClure never found Franklin, he and his crew did discover the fabled Northwest Passage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLike Franklin’s ships, though, \u003ci\u003eInvestigator\u003c\/i\u003e disappeared in the most remote, bleak and unknown place on Earth. For three winters, its 66 souls were trapped in the unforgiving ice of Mercy Bay. They suffered cold, darkness, starvation, scurvy, boredom, depression and madness. When they were rescued in 1853, \u003ci\u003eInvestigator\u003c\/i\u003e was abandoned.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor more than a century and a half, the ship’s fate remained a mystery. Had it been crushed by the ice or swept out to sea? In 2010, Parks Canada sent a team of archaeologists to Mercy Bay to find out. It was a formidable challenge, demanding expertise and patience. There, off the shores of Aulavik National Park, they found \u003ci\u003eInvestigator\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLost Beneath the Ice\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of endurance, daring, deceit, courage, and irony. It is a story about a tempestuous crew, their mercurial captain, cynical surgeon and kind-hearted missionary. In the end, McClure found fame but lost his ship, some of his crew and much of his honour. Written with elegance and authority, illustrated with archival imagery and startling underwater photographs of Investigator and its artifacts, this is a sensational story of discovery and intrigue in Canada’s Arctic. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAndrew Cohen is a best-selling author and award-winning journalist. Among his books are \u003ci\u003eWhile Canada Slept\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award, \u003ci\u003eThe Unfinished Canadian, and Extraordinary Canadians: Lester B. Pearson\u003c\/i\u003e. He writes a nationally syndicated column for \u003ci\u003eThe Ottawa Citizen\u003c\/i\u003e and comments regularly on CTV. A professor of journalism and international affairs at Carleton University, he is founding president of the Historica-Dominion Institute. He has twice received Queen’s Jubilee Medals. \u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135077761264,"sku":"9781459719514","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781459719514_p0.jpg?v=1763869297","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781459719514","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}