John Franklin - Wilson, John
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"…the best life of Franklin yet produced…(a) wonderfully engaging book." Arctic Book Review Sir John Franklin was many things in his life: an officer in the great naval battles of Copenhagen and Trafalgar; governor of Van Diemen's land; an explorer from Australia to the Arctic, but it is for his mysterious death and the deaths of his 128 crew that he is remembered today. The mystery of the disappearance of the Franklin Expedition to the Northwest Passage has captivated thousands in the 174 years since his men buried Franklin in an unknown grave in the frozen land that kept calling him back.…mehr

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"…the best life of Franklin yet produced…(a) wonderfully engaging book." Arctic Book Review Sir John Franklin was many things in his life: an officer in the great naval battles of Copenhagen and Trafalgar; governor of Van Diemen's land; an explorer from Australia to the Arctic, but it is for his mysterious death and the deaths of his 128 crew that he is remembered today. The mystery of the disappearance of the Franklin Expedition to the Northwest Passage has captivated thousands in the 174 years since his men buried Franklin in an unknown grave in the frozen land that kept calling him back. For most of that time only a handful of graves, scattered bones, fragments of debris and Inuit stories have fuelled the speculation as to what killed them all. Now, the wrecks of both of Franklin's ships have been found, preserved in the frigid waters off King William Island, and may contain answers that have been sought for generations. This is the story of the man whose name will forever be associated with the greatest tragedy in Arctic exploration history. An "…excellent overview, the reader is left with an appreciation of the enormous task early exploration of the Arctic represented…a first rate story. Highly Recommended." CM Magazine
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John and his three half-siblings were raised on welfare by their single mother in the Bowles Park housing projects of Hartford, Connecticut. John learned at a young age that hard-work and education were the keys to escaping poverty. He hand-picked tobacco from age 12 to 16 to help his family scrape by. John earned a BS in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from Harvard Business School at age 23, the youngest in his class.He built a successful business career rising from entry level positions to a partner at Bain, a senior operating partner at McKinsey and multiple executive roles in several Fortune 500 companies. John lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts with his wife Leslie and their three children.