Ice Captain: The Life of J.R. Stenhouse (eBook)

A Forgotten Hero of Shackleton's Endurance Expedition

Stephen Haddelsey (Autor)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
256 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7524-7540-0 (ISBN)

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Much has been written on Antarctic explorer, Ernest Shackleton. This is the story of the Endurance expedition's other hero, Joseph Russell Stenhouse (1887-1941) who, as Captain of the SS Aurora, freed the ship from pack ice and rescued the survivors of the Ross Sea shore party, deeds for which he was awarded the Polar Medal and the OBE. He was also recruited for special operations in the Arctic during the First World War, became involved in the Allied intervention in Revolutionary Russia, and was later appointed to command Captain Scott's Discovery. Stenhouse was one of the last men to qualify as a sea captain during the age of sail.

STEPHEN HADDELSEY is the author of many books on Antarctic exploration history, including Ice Captain, Born Adventurer and Icy Graves, as well as other topics. He lives in Nottinghamshire.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.11.2011
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseberichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Schlagworte: A Forgotten Hero of Shackleton's Enduance Expedition • A Forgotten Hero of Shackleton's Enduance Expedition, ice floes, weddell sea, aurora, j. r. stenhouse • A Forgotten Hero of Shackleton's Endurance Expedition • A Forgotten Hero of Shackleton's Endurance Expedition, ice floes, weddell sea, aurora, j. r. stenhouse, ernest shackleton, joseph russell stenhouse, ss aurora, ross sea shore party, polar medal, OBE, special operations, arctic, captain robert falcon scott, discovery, antarctic • Antarctic • Arctic • Aurora • Captain Robert Falcon Scott • Discovery • Discovery Expedition • Ernest Shackleton • ice floes • joseph russell stenhouse • j. r. stenhouse • OBE • pirate gold • polar medal • Robert Falcon Scott • ross sea shore party • Special operations • ss aurora • u-boat hunter • Weddell Sea
• ISBN-10: 0-7524-7540-1 / 0752475401
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7524-7540-0 / 9780752475400