talked today with Ken McGoogan about his new book, Lady Franklin's Revenge: A True Story of Ambition, Obsession, and the Remaking of Arctic History. Lady Jane Franklin has long been known as the striving woman behind the tragic (and hapless) Arctic explorer, Sir John Franklin. McGoogan has written, as far as I know, the only in depth biography of Lady Jane and shows her for the "magnificant creature" she was.I first met McGoogan a few years ago when he was promoting Fatal Passage: The Untold Story of John Rae, the Arctic Adventurer Who Discovered the Fate of Franklin (he likes long titles). Lady Franklin, says McGoogan, is the second in an Arctic trilogy, however, he is keeping his third subject a secret. In the meantime, here is his site. Check out the interactive map of Lady Franklin's Mediterranean.
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