Shackleton's Boat Journey

Informationen zum Autor A native New Zealander, Frank A. Worsley served as a reserve officer in the Royal Navy before becoming captain of the Endurance . He commanded two ships in the First World War, for which he was decorated. He sailed again with Shackleton in 1921 and in 1925 was the joint leader of the British Arctic Expedition. He died in 1943. Sara Wheeler was brought up in Bristol. She read Classics and Modern Languages at Oxford University before embarking on polar explorations. A traveller, journalist and broadcaster, she lives in London with her partner and young son. She is the author of six previous books, including Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica , Cherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard , Too Close to the Sun: The Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton and The Magnetic North . Klappentext Finally reaching an uninhabited island, Shackleton, Worsley and four others sailed eight hundred miles in a small boat to the island of South Georgia, an astounding feat of navigation and courage. Zusammenfassung Finally reaching an uninhabited island, Shackleton, Worsley and four others sailed eight hundred miles in a small boat to the island of South Georgia, an astounding feat of navigation and courage.

Product details

• Authors: F. A. Worlsey, F A Worsley, F. A. Worsley, Frank Arthur Worsley
• Publisher: Pimlico
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.1999
• EAN: 9780712665742
• ISBN: 978-0-7126-6574-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 216 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book; Expeditions, Antarctica, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, Expeditions: popular accounts, c 1910 to c 1919, Geographical discovery and exploration, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1)