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An Unsung Hero

Paperback • 2009 • English

An Unsung Hero

By Michael Smith

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About the book

One hundred years ago, in March 1909, Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition came home safely. When Scott heard the news, he immediately contacted Tom Crean with the intention of planning his own adventure. And thus the Terra Nova Expedition was born. The remarkable Tom Crean ran away to sea aged fifteen and spent more time in the unexplored Antarctic than Scott or Shackleton, and was one of the few to serve and outlive both. Michael Smith's original biography of this enigmatic figure spawned a Guinnes...Show more

Biography: adventurers and explorers

Geographical discovery and exploration

Expeditions: popular accounts

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ISBN

9781905172863

Publisher

The Collins Press

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

An Unsung Hero

Format

Paperback

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