The true story of the remarkable John Rae
- Arctic traveller & Hudson&s Bay Company doctor
- FATAL PASSAGE is a tale of imperial ambition & high adventure In 1854 Rae solved the two great Arctic mysteries the fate of the doomed Franklin expedition & the location of the last navigable link in the Northwest Passage But Rae was to be denied the recognition he so richly deserved On returning to London he faced a campaign of denial & vilification led by two of the most powerful people in Victorian England Lady Jane Franklin the widow of the lost Sir John & Charles Dickens the most influential writer of the age A remarkable story of courage & determination FATAL PASSAGE is Ken Mc Googan&s passionate redemption of Rae&s rightful place in history In this richly documented & illustrated work Mc Googan captures the essence of one man&s indomitable spirit