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Captain Francis Crozier: Last Man Standing? |  | Author: Michael Smith
Publisher: Collins Pr
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 217980
Media: Hardcover
Edition: illustrated edition
Pages: 258
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.5 x 1.3
ISBN: 1905172095
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9781905172092
ASIN: 1905172095
Publication Date: January 27, 2007
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Product Description
A biography of Francis Crozier whose 19th century search for the Northwest Passage lead him on a deadly expedition with Captain Franklin that ended in disaster.
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GREAT BIOGRAPHY OF A GREAT HERO July 9, 2007
Buckeye Reader (Columbus, OH USA)
12 out of 17 found this review helpful
I actually purchased this book directly from Collins Press as a pre-order!
It's about time this unsung hero had a deserving biography written and Michael Smith was the writer who accomplished this!
Don't look to Dan Simmons' "The Terror" for the true story of Captain Francis Rawdon Moira Crozier - it's fiction. This is the book to read the true story of Captain Crozier's life and career.
The only other biography written about Captain Crozier was published in 1976 by the Government of the NW Territories, written by Mae Fluhmann titled "Second In Command". I only got to read it through my main library's inter-library loan program and the book came from a library in Alaska. I could not check the book out so I had to read it at the library.
Banbridge has not forgotten their native son - a memorial to Captain Crozier stands in the town square directly across from the house he was born in. Holy Trinity Church in Banbridge has a memorial from the brothers and sisters of Francis Crozier.
Superb book and highly recommended!
Forgotten hero February 14, 2007
Janlynn (Sussex, WI United States)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Francis Crozier made six exploration voyages to both the north and south poles in the 1800s. He traveled with and was respected by many of the well known explorers of his day such as Ross and Parry. Because he was an Irishman of modest means, he was passed over for honors other, lesser, men received. His accomplishemtns and fascinating history are brought to live in this well-researched story.
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