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Searching for Franklin : New Answers to the Great Arctic Mystery Fereshteh Daftari political and social legacies—good andDescription Arctic historian Ken McGoogan approaches the legacy of nineteenth century explorer Sir John Franklin from a contemporary perspective and offers a surprising new explanation of an enduring Northern mystery. Two of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklins expeditions were monumental failuresthe last one leading to more than a hundred deaths, including his own. Yet many still see the Royal Navy man as a heroic figure who sacrificed himself to