Erebus: The Story of a Ship

_______________<BR><BR><BR>THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: the remarkable true story of the exploration ship featured in The Terror <BR><BR>In the early years of Queen Victoria's reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the most ambitious naval expeditions of all time.<BR><BR>On the first, she ventured further south than any human had ever been. On the second, she vanished with her 129-strong crew in the wastes of the Canadian Arctic, along with the HMS Terror.<BR><BR>Her fate remained a mystery for over 160 years.<BR><BR>Then, in 2014, she was found.<BR><BR>This is her story.<BR>_______________<BR><BR>Now available: Michael Palin's Travel Journals: North Korea Journal, Into Iraq, and In Venezuela. <BR>Coming soon: Michael Palin in Nigeria<BR>_______________<BR><BR>A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK<BR><BR>'Beyond terrific . . . I didn't want it to end.' Bill Bryson<BR><BR>'Illuminated by flashes of gentle wit . . . It's a fascinating story that [Palin] brings full-bloodedly to life.' Guardian <BR><BR>'This is an incredible book . . . The Erebus story is the Arctic epic we've all been waiting for.' Nicholas Crane<BR><BR>'Thoroughly absorbs the reader. . . Carefully researched and well-crafted, it brings the story of a ship vividly to life.' Sunday Times<BR><BR>'A great story . . . Told in a very relaxed and sometimes - as you might expect - very funny Palin style.' David Baddiel, Daily Mail<BR><BR>'Magisterial . . . Brings energy, wit and humanity to a story that has never ceased to tantalise people since the 1840s.' The Times