{"title":"Scott Cookman","description":"\u003cp\u003eSCOTT COOKMAN was a nonfiction writer and journalist based in Atlanta, Georgia, and the author of three books, including \u003cem\u003eAtlantic: The Last Great Race of Princes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIce Blink: The Tragic Fate of Sir John Franklin’s Lost Polar Expedition\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Great American Camping Cookbook\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCookman was a longtime contributor to \u003cem\u003eField \u0026amp; Stream\u003c\/em\u003e and also wrote for \u003cem\u003eArmy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAtlanta magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBoundary Waters Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCivil War Times\u003c\/em\u003e. He created the interactive Man and Mission videos chronicling America’s Mercury 7 astronauts, which became a primary attraction at the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in Cape Canaveral, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Cookman’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ice-blink","title":"Ice Blink: The Tragic Fate of Sir John Franklin's Lost Polar Expedition","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\"Absorbing, artfully narrat[es] a possible course of events in the expedition's demise, based on the one official note and bits of debris (including evidence of cannibalism) found by searchers sent to look for Franklin in the 1850s. Adventure readers will flock to this fine regaling of the enduring mystery surrounding the best-known disaster in Arctic exploration.\"--Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A great Victorian adventure story rediscovered and re-presented for a more enquiring time.\"--The Scotsman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A vivid, sometimes harrowing chronicle of miscalculation and overweening Victorian pride in untried technology. A work of great compassion.\"--The Australian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt has been called the greatest disaster in the history of polar exploration. Led by Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, two state-of-the-art ships and 128 hand-picked men----the best and the brightest of the British empire----sailed from Greenland on July 12, 1845 in search of the elusive Northwest Passage. Fourteen days later, they were spotted for the last time by two whalers in Baffin Bay. What happened to these ships----and to the 129 men on board----has remained one of the most enduring mysteries in the annals of exploration. Drawing upon original research, Scott Cookman provides an unforgettable account of the ill-fated Franklin expedition, vividly reconstructing the lives of those touched by the voyage and its disaster. But, more importantly, he suggests a human culprit and presents a terrifying new explanation for what triggered the deaths of Franklin and all 128 of his men. This is a remarkable and shocking historical account of true-life suspense and intrigue.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0471404209\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780471404200\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Scott Cookman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43212284985560,"sku":"9780471404200","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43212285018328,"sku":"9781630261153","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780470313299_FC_mockup_v2_1740146649_cb0eef3a-6620-4bd3-b836-7307e23a6470.jpg?v=1790994407"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-scott-cookman.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}