Erebus : Historia de un barco

HMS Erebus embarked on two of the most ambitious naval expeditions of all time. The first took it further south than any human had ever ventured. During the second, it vanished without a trace in the Arctic waters. The reasons for its tragic end are shrouded in mystery. Michael Palin, star of Monty Python and former president of the Royal Geographical Society of London, vividly recreates the story of the Erebus, from its launch in 1826 to the epic expeditions that led it to glory and, subsequently, to disaster. Its fascinating crew members parade through these pages: the gallant James Clark Ross, who charted much of the Great Southern Barrier Reef; the tormented John Franklin, whose career ended aboard the Erebus; Francis Crozier, the ever-present second-in-command; and Joseph Hooker, a brilliant but quick-witted naturalist.