Forgotten Footprints - Lost Stories in the Discovery of Antarctica
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Forgotten Footprints - Lost Stories in the Discovery of Antarctica by John Harrison
A history of the Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland Islands and the Weddell Sea. In 12 years John has visited the area over 40 times and guides and lectures on adventure cruise ships. He delivers a selection of highly readable accounts of the sailors, merchantmen, sealers, whalers, and aviators who, with scientists and adventurers drew the first ghostly maps of the white continent -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
[Harrison's] approach is thorough and his excitement contagious--Independent on Sunday
John Harrison comes from a line of aviators and seafarers, and studied geography at Cambridge. His short stories are widely published and he reviews for a variety of publications from the New Welsh Review, and Planet to The Daily Telegraph, as well as critiquing manuscripts for The Literary Consultancy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781906998219 |
| ISBN 10 | 1906998213 |
| Title | Forgotten Footprints - Lost Stories in the Discovery of Antarctica |
| Author | John Harrison |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Parthian Books |
| Year published | 2012-06-06 |
| Number of pages | 451 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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