Shackleton's Boat (eBook)

Harding McGregor Dunnett (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
234 Seiten
The Collins Press (Verlag)
978-1-84889-492-1 (ISBN)

Infos

The James Caird is an unlikely hero, a 23-foot lifeboat that completed the most desperate and celebrated open boat voyage in history. On board were Ernest Shackleton, Tom Crean and Frank Worsley, now some of the most recognised names in Antarctic and Polar literature/history. This is the story of that little boat from its commissioning by Worsley to its dramatic escape from Antarctica to its final resting place at Dulwich College in the UK. Shackleton's Boat is a worthy memorial to a vessel famous in maritime history, and a story whose heroism has inspired generations. * Similar to: 'Tom Crean – An Unsung Hero', 'Captain Francis Crozier – Last Man Standing?' and 'Seek the Frozen Lands'

Autor

Harding McGregor Dunnett (1909-2000) grew up mainly in South London. He was a pupil at Dulwich College when the boat first arrived there. His interest continued throughout the years and, besides writing this book, it led him to found The James Caird Society to perpetuate the memory of Shackleton's heroic days and the boat which served him so well. Roderic Dunnett, Harding's son, is a British journalist specialising in the Arts and Travel. He has written extensively for The Independent, New Statesman, Stage, Oldie and Opera Now, but also for The Strad, The Spectator, FT, The Scotsman, BBC Music Magazine, Welsh National Opera, the Royal Opera and Opera North.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.8.2015
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseberichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Schlagworte: Adventure • Alexander Macklin • Alleyn Club • Amundsen • Antarctic • Arctic Exploration • Beardmore Glacier • Captain Robert Falcon Scott • Captain Thoralf Sørlle • Clarence Island • Discovery • Dudley Docker • Dulwich College • Earl's Court • Edward Shackleton • elephant island • Emily Shackleton • endurance • Ernest Shackleton • Frank Hurley • Frank Wild • Fridtjof Nansen • George Marston • Harding McGregor Dunnett • Harry McNeish • International Boat Show • james caird • James Caird boat • John Quiller Rowett • John Vincent • King Haakon Bay • Lady Emily Shackleton • Leonard Hussey • Lionel Greenstreet • London International Boat Show • Lord Shackleton • McMurdo Sound • Middlesex Hospital • National Maritime Museum • Navigation • Nimrod Expediti • Polar • Primus stove • Quest • Roald Amundsen • Robert Falcon Scott • Royal Geographical Society • Shackleton • Shackleton's ship • Sir Ernest Shackleton • Sir James Key Caird • South Georgia • Stancomb Wills • Thoralf Sorlle • Timothy Macarty • Timothy McCarthy • Timothy McCarty • tom crean • Trevor Potts • Weddell Sea
• ISBN-10: 1-84889-492-9 / 1848894929
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84889-492-1 / 9781848894921