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The white darkness

Hardcover • 2018 • English • 1. edition

The white darkness

By David Grann

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About the book

Henry Worsley was a devoted husband and father and a decorated British special forces officer who believed in honour and sacrifice. He was also a man obsessed. He spent his life idolizing Ernest Shackleton, the 20th-century polar explorer, who tried to become the first person to reach the South Pole and later sought to cross Antarctica on foot. Shackleton never completed his journeys, but he repeatedly rescued his men from certain death and emerged as one of the greatest leaders in history. Wor...Show more

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ISBN

9781471178023

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Published year

2018

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The white darkness

Format

Hardcover

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