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In 1854, the explorer John Rae found himself at the centre of one of the great controversies of the nineteenth century – the fate of the Franklin expedition. With the British hoping to be first in the race to discover the Northwest Passage, the news Rae brought of starvation and cannibalism among final survivors set off a firestorm that would eclipse his own incredible accomplishments.
The Augusta Daily Gazette was an American daily newspaper in Augusta, Kansas. It was owned by GateHouse Media. The paper covered several communities in suburban Butler County, Kansas, part of the Wichita metropolitan area. In addition to Augusta, the Gazette 's coverage area includes Andover, Douglass, Leon, Towanda and Rose Hill.
Henry Justin Allen (1868–1950), U.S. Senator from Kansas, 21st Governor of Kansas [206] William Augustus Ayres (1867–1952), U.S. Representative from Kansas [ 207 ] Sheila Bair (1954–), Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation [ 208 ]
John Rae FRS FRGS (Inuktitut: ᐊᒡᓘᑲ, ; 30 September 1813 – 22 July 1893) was a Scottish surgeon who explored parts of northern Canada. He was a pioneer explorer of the Northwest Passage . Rae explored the Gulf of Boothia , northwest of the Hudson Bay , from 1846 to 1847, and the Arctic coast near Victoria Island from 1848 to 1851.
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Rae was a prolific writer on education, his works including Letters to Parents, The Public School Revolution, and a professional autobiography, Delusions of Grandeur. His 1960 novel, The Custard Boys , shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rees Memorial Prize, was adapted to make the 1962 film Reach for Glory , which won a United Nations Award ...
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