Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Welcome to "Stars Over Ice"!

I have been fascinated by the history of exploration and adventure my entire life. This blog will serve as a place to share all the riveting stories I have encountered during my readings and travels, with emphasis on US and British naval history.

During the past year and a half, I developed a keen interest in the unparalleled tragedy of Sir John Franklin's last Arctic expedition. By sharing some of my research, which is rudimentary at best, I hope to perpetuate the captivating personalities of "Franklin and his gallant crew". The poignant story of the Hartnell brothers, Thomas and John (both of whom were Able Seamen on HMS Erebus), is of particular interest to me.

Here's to the days of "iron men in wooden ships"!

8 comments:

  1. William - You are being way too modest when you say your research is "rudimentary at best". You have uncovered some great facts thus far on this history - to start, look at your book on Fitzjames.

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    1. Thanks for the compliment, Ron, but I'm not William! I'm just an amateur with a huge interest in all things Franklin. I wish I could be half the researcher that fellows like you, William, Russell, Glenn, Peter, and Andres are!

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    1. Thanks, glad you like it! It took me about ten minutes on Microsoft Paint. Thanks for all your videos and posts for those of us who cannot (yet) make the trip to Nunavut. That must be an incredible experience, made all the more exciting by the discovery of "anomalies" in the water!

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  3. Not rudimentary at all Jaeschylus, in my opinion. I am sure that everybody are going to enjoy this site as I am enjoying it just now.

    I´d particularly like the reflection of the moon over the sea, it transmit me some kind of poetic nostalgia and it increases the aurea of mistery that underlies the graves.

    Congratulations!!

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    1. Thank you very much, Andres! To me, Beechey Island is a sort of starting point for the complexities of the Franklin mystery. It's good to hear that I captured some of the mystique of Nunavut in that amateurish picture.

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  4. Hi, thanks for another blog on this topic. I have just added your feed to my (very very rudimentary!!) site in Czech - http://franklinova-expedice.comehere.cz/w/Projekt:Aktuality
    I read some details about Franklin's expedition last year and it is difficult not to be interested in this lasting search...

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  5. Thank you for adding my feed to your site! I can't read Czech, but it looks like an excellent, informative place--not rudimentary at all! Best of luck to you!

    The mystery of Franklin's lost expedition is VERY addictive. There are so many facets that remain unsolved!

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