An unsung hero : Tom Crean - Antarctic survivor / Michael Smith.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Cork, Ireland Collins, 2009Copyright date: ©2009Description: 357 pages [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- cartographic image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781905172863
- 1905172869
- 910.92 SMI
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | Moylish Library Main Collection | 910.92 SMI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100518837 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The story of the remarkable Tom Crean who ran away to sea aged 15 and played a memorable role in Antarctic exploration. He spent more time in the unexplored Antarctic than Scott or Shackleton, and outlived both. Among the last to see Scott alive, Crean was in the search party that found the frozen body. An unforgettable story of triumph over unparalleled hardship and deprivation.
First published 2000.
Includes bibliographical references.
Filmography.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Michael Smith, a former journalist, is an established authority on Polar exploration. His other books are I Am Just Going Outside, a biography of Captain Oates (2002), Polar Crusader about Sir James Wordie (2004), Tom Crean - An Illustrated Life (2006) and Captain Francis Crozier - Last Man Standing? (2006). Michael has also written two books for children, Tom Crean - Ice Man and Shackleton - The Boss. He contributes to TV and radio documentaries and lectures on Polar history.