# Woodman 1991: Unravelling the Franklin Mystery: Inuit Testimony > David C. Woodman, 1991. 12 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The main compilation of Inuit accounts. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D59JPJG4QSK/unravelling-the-franklin-mystery-inuit-testimony Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Franklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition)Woodman 1991 **0** # Unravelling the Franklin Mystery: Inuit Testimony David C. Woodman, 1991. _McGill-Queen's University Press_. A compilation and analysis of Inuit testimony about the expedition gathered by Rae, Hall, Schwatka and others, arguing from it that some men returned to the ships after the 1848 desertion; a second edition appeared in 2015. **Franklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)** Bookdoi: **[10.1515/9780773562899](https://doi.org/10.1515/9780773562899)** Checked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The main compilation of Inuit accounts. ## Cited by on this site 12 records [It was common along much of the retreat.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/answers/ANS0D59K8CT5F9W/it-was-common-along-much-of-the-retreat) Answer ANS [One or both ships were reoccupied and moved before sinking.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/answers/ANS0D59K5F20T39/one-or-both-ships-were-reoccupied-and-moved-before-sinking) Answer ANS [Some men returned to the ships, and one or both were sailed or drifted south with men aboard.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/answers/ANS0D59K3GJ331F/some-men-returned-to-the-ships-and-one-or-both-were-sailed) Answer ANS [Inuit accounts describe mutilated bodies at more than one place.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/evidence/EVD0D59K8MM193W/inuit-accounts-describe-mutilated-bodies-at-more-than-one) Evidence EVD [Inuit accounts place a ship near Utjulik, close to where Erebus was found.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/evidence/EVD0D59K5PW76BN/inuit-accounts-place-a-ship-near-utjulik-close-to-where) Evidence EVD [Inuit testimony describes a ship with people and later a dead man aboard.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/evidence/EVD0D59K3RC5TQ6/inuit-testimony-describes-a-ship-with-people-and-later-a) Evidence EVD [John Rae collects Inuit reports of the expedition's end](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/events/EVT0D59JWXM57S5/john-rae-collects-inuit-reports-of-the-expeditions-end) EVT [John Rae](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/people/FIG0D59JT7P7XRQ/john-rae) FIG [The Franklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition) The mystery article MYS [How widespread was cannibalism in the last stage of the retreat?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/questions/QST0D59K0363YTH/how-widespread-was-cannibalism-in-the-last-stage-of-the) Question QST [What did the survivors do after leaving the ships in April 1848?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/questions/QST0D59JZBR0PFJ/what-did-the-survivors-do-after-leaving-the-ships-in-april) Question QST [Inuit of the Pelly Bay and King William Island region, as reported by John Rae: Described a party of white men seen dragging a boat south over the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/accounts/WIT0D59JYW47ZWB/inuit-of-the-pelly-bay-and-king-william-island-region-as) WIT ## Cite it ``` Woodman, D. C. (1991). Unravelling the Franklin Mystery: Inuit Testimony. McGill-Queen's University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780773562899 ``` [Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1515/9780773562899) Key **SRC** 0D59JPJG4QSK Kind Book Rights The publisher's Kept 27 Oct 2026, for editors Checked Against the published original Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D59JPJG4QSK/unravelling-the-franklin-mystery-inuit-testimony/csl.json)