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Article: Captain Francis Crozier: Last Man Standing?(Book review)

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CAPTAIN FRANCIS CROZIER: LAST MAN STANDING? By MICHAEL SMITH. Cork, Ireland: The Collins Press, 2006. ISBN-13: 978-1905172092. xiv + 242 p., maps, b & w illus., chronology, notes, selected bib., index. Hardbound. Price [pounds sterling]17.99; Euro23.95.

Francis Crozier, one of the most experienced Arctic and Antarctic explorers, died during Sir John Franklin's tragic final Arctic exploring expedition. In the century and a half since 1848, his probable date of death, Crozier has been largely forgotten--except in his hometown of Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Crozier joined the British Navy in 1810 at age 13. In the war of 1812-14, he served on ...

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