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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Bullock, Mike, 1939- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers [2017]
Sujets:
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
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Résumé:"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 British 46th Division during World War I won him the Military Cross for gallantry"--
Description matérielle:1 online resource (x, 197 pages)
ISBN:147662870X
9781476628707

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