Priestley's Progress : the life of Sir Raymond Priestley, Antarctic explorer, scientist, soldier, academician /

"This first ever biography of Antarctic explorer Sir Raymond Priestley (1886-1974) covers his full--at times life-threatening--involvement with Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1907-1909 Nimrod Expedition and Robert Scott's 1910-1913 Terra Nova Expedition. Priestley's service with the Bri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bullock, Mike, 1939- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers [2017]
Temas:
Priestley, Raymond E. > (Raymond Edward), > 1886-1974.
Priestley, Raymond E. > (Raymond Edward), > 1886-1974
Explorers > Great Britain > Biography.
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography
TRAVEL / Budget
TRAVEL / Hikes & Walks
TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
TRAVEL / Parks & Campgrounds
Discoveries in geography
Explorers
Antarctica > Discovery and exploration > History.
Antarctica > Discovery and exploration.
Antarctique > Découverte et exploration.
Antarctica
Great Britain
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Priestley family in Tewkesbury; early days
  • University College, Bristol
  • Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition
  • Between expeditions
  • Scott's terra nova expedition; the northern party
  • The First World War; the British Army Signal Service
  • Cambridge University; Scott Polar Research Institute
  • Vice-chancellor; Melbourne University
  • Vice-chancellor; Birmingham University
  • The commission for higher education in the colonies
  • Acting director; Falkland Islands Dependencies survey
  • West Antarctica on the Ry Britannia
  • American Deep Freeze IV Expedition
  • President, Royal Geographical Society
  • Along the way
  • Later life.

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