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SHACKLETON
Roland Huntford
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Description for SHACKLETON
Paperback. The classic, award-winning adventure story of Ernest Shackleton - now the subject of a major new Wolfgang (Das Boot) Peterson film. Num Pages: 800 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 54. Weight in Grams: 556.
Ernest Shackleton was the quintessential Edwardian hero. A contemporary - and adversary - of Scott, he sailed on the 'Discovery' expedition of 1900, and went on to mount three expeditions of his own. Like Scott, he was a social adventurer; snow and ice held no particular attraction, but the pursuit of wealth, fame and power did. Yet Shackleton, and Anglo-Irishman who left school at 16, needed status to raise money for his own expeditions. At various times he was involved in journalism, politics, manufacturing and City fortune-hunting - none of them very effectively. A frustrated ... Read more
Ernest Shackleton was the quintessential Edwardian hero. A contemporary - and adversary - of Scott, he sailed on the 'Discovery' expedition of 1900, and went on to mount three expeditions of his own. Like Scott, he was a social adventurer; snow and ice held no particular attraction, but the pursuit of wealth, fame and power did. Yet Shackleton, and Anglo-Irishman who left school at 16, needed status to raise money for his own expeditions. At various times he was involved in journalism, politics, manufacturing and City fortune-hunting - none of them very effectively. A frustrated ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
Weight
555g
Number of Pages
800
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349107448
SKU
V9780349107448
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99-10
About Roland Huntford
Roland Huntford is the author of SCOTT AND AMUNDSEN, which was televised as THE LAST PLACE ON EARTH and republished under that name. For many years he was the OBSERVER's correspondent in Scandinavia, a job that he doubled with being their winter sports correspondent both in Scandinavia and the Alps. He lives in Cambridge.
Reviews for SHACKLETON
This is an utterly absorbing biography ... moves one to tears of relief, joy and blind wonder Allan Massie Expertly handled and written ... makes extensive uncensored use of the diaries written at the time ECONOMIST Unlikely to be superseded Robert Fox, LISTENER Magnificent ... Huntford has done justice to this great and complex man. That, in itself, is a ... Read more