{"product_id":"erebus-the-story-of-a-ship","title":"Erebus: The Story of a Ship","description":"\u003cp\u003eHMS Erebus was one of the great exploring ships, a veteran of groundbreaking expeditions to the ends of the Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1848, it disappeared in the Arctic, its fate a mystery. In 2014, it was found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is its story.\u003cbr\u003e____________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Beyond terrific. I didn't want it to end.' - Bill Bryson\u003cbr\u003e____________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Palin - Monty Python star and television globetrotter - brings the remarkable Erebus back to life, following it from its launch in 1826 to the epic voyages of discovery that led to glory in the Antarctic and to ultimate catastrophe in the Arctic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ship was filled with fascinating people- the dashing and popular James Clark Ross, who charted much of the 'Great Southern Barrier'; the troubled John Franklin, whose chequered career culminated in the Erebus's final, disastrous expedition; and the eager Joseph Dalton Hooker, a brilliant naturalist - when he wasn't shooting the local wildlife dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVividly recounting the experiences of the men who first set foot on Antarctica's Victoria Land, and those who, just a few years later, froze to death one by one in the Arctic ice, beyond the reach of desperate rescue missions, Erebus is a wonderfully evocative account of a truly extraordinary adventure, brought to life by a master explorer and storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Palin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46547750748329,"sku":"9781847948137","price":12.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9781847948137.jpg?v=1762303478","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/erebus-the-story-of-a-ship","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}