tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post2623432758355824246..comments2024-03-29T08:01:26.952-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: A major maritime history discoveryPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-6413231227424345002016-09-14T20:32:54.141-05:002016-09-14T20:32:54.141-05:00Thanks, Peter!
I recently read a book about the in...Thanks, Peter!<br />I recently read a book about the investigations of graves from the expedition. As may have been expected in the climate, the degree of preservation of the bodies was considerable (they'd been buried in a deep freeze, after all).<br />I look forward to learning more about this discovery.<br />Old Indian (up there, I suppose they'd be called "First Nations") legends spoke of seeing at least one of the formerly-icebound ships afloat & in motion. It's long been assumed the the melt-freed ship was just drifting, but who knows? <br />Excellent post!<br />--Tennessee BuddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-39918931225376521412016-09-14T05:38:49.455-05:002016-09-14T05:38:49.455-05:00Fascinating, Peter. Gives me hope that the wreckag...Fascinating, Peter. Gives me hope that the wreckage of that Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 will be found ... sometime next century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-36281432230500772962016-09-13T10:35:54.126-05:002016-09-13T10:35:54.126-05:00It would be interesting to see how well the bottle...It would be interesting to see how well the bottled wine had aged over the years.Snoggeramusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-56267994067317440182016-09-13T10:27:01.028-05:002016-09-13T10:27:01.028-05:00The Franklin expedition has also been a rich field...The Franklin expedition has also been a rich field for fictioneers to plow, including (of course) Clive Cussler. Dan Simmons' "The Terror" is a delightful creepy and claustrophobic horror take on the story.RustyGunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607539523531544524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-43191838644834768082016-09-13T10:23:22.384-05:002016-09-13T10:23:22.384-05:00The late Canadian singer Stan Rogers has a great s...The late Canadian singer Stan Rogers has a great song, Northwest Passage, referencing Franklin.John Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07512292512993140028noreply@blogger.com