Shackleton: By Endurance We Conquer

Smith, Prof. Michael

ISBN 10: 1780745729 / ISBN 13: 9781780745725

Editore: Oneworld Publications, 2014

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Titolo: Shackleton: By Endurance We Conquer

Casa editrice: Oneworld Publications

Data di pubblicazione: 2014

Legatura: Paperback

Condizione: Good

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"Mr. Smith, in illuminating this unforgettable figure, brings his own considerable scholarship in the field to the story, in addition to access to new archives." - The Wall Street Journal

"Shackleton has finally received the literary treatment his legendary life deserves." - Booklist

An extraordinary character and one of history’s great explorers, Ernest Shackleton pioneered the path to the South Pole over 100 years ago, becoming the dominant figure in Antarctic discovery. His incredible adventures on four expeditions to the Antarctic have captivated generations. But Shackleton was a flawed character whose chaotic private life, marked by romantic affairs, unfulfilled ambitions, and failed business ventures, contrasted with his celebrity status as the leading explorer. Drawing on extensive research of original diaries, letters, and numerous publications, Michael Smith brings a fresh perspective to the Heroic Age of Polar Exploration that was dominated by Shackleton’s enduringly fascinating story.

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Michael Smith is an author and journalist who specializes in the history of polar exploration. He has written books on polar history for both adult and youth audiences, lectured extensively, and contributed to a wide range of television and radio programs, newspapers, magazines, and websites. His first book, An Unsung Hero: Tom Crean Antarctic Survivor, was shortlisted for the Banff Mountain Book Festival 2002. He lives in Dublin, Ireland.

Michael Smith, a former journalist, is an established authority on polar exploration. He has written a number of books including An Unsung Hero: Tom Crean Antarctic Survivor, which was short-listed for the Banff Mountain Book Festival 2002. The illustrated version was shortlisted for the Irish Published Book of the Year 2007. He contributes to TV and radio documentaries and lectures on polar history.