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im1776.com
In May 1845, after a storied career of exploration, Sir John Franklin determined to undertake one final expedition: a search for the legendary Northwest Passage. At 59 years old, Franklin was no stranger to risk. He had once fought off a polar bear using only his ceremonial sword, survived a particularly harsh Arctic winter by resorting to a diet of lichen, animal hides, and human remains, and endured multiple violent encounters with local Inuit tribesmen. Absconding from a quiet retirement with his beloved wife Jane, Sir John set off with a crew of 129 men for the Arctic. None of them would return. |
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www.portuguese.asia
My last post on the 15th century Portuguese merchant-spy Pêro da Covilhã prompted quite a bit of debate among some readers around how the history of the Portuguese Discoveries should be interpreted: celebrated as a glorious chapter of the proud history of Portugal, or dismissed as a shameful period of imperial rapaciousness and religious bigotry? I understand both points of view, but for me personally it's... just history. History that's hundreds of years old, but with echos and ramifications t |
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oceanweatherservices.com
During Christmas Week, 1951, began an incredible sea story involving a WWII era cargo vessel named the Flying Enterprise and her captain, Kurt Carlsen. |
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www.alternet.org
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