Bitter Cold in the Gilded Age: The Long Winter and the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition

Published: Jan. 10, 2023, 1 p.m.

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On today\\u2019s episode, the History Guy tells two stories about bitter cold in the gilded age. First he tells the story of the \\u201clong winter\\u201d of 1880-81, which bombarded the United States with storm after storm. Then he tells the story of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, a scientific expedition by the United States to the polar region, which went horribly wrong.

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