Shackleton by Roland Huntford
The classic, award-winning adventure story of Ernest Shackleton - now the subject of a major new Wolfgang (Das Boot) Peterson film.
This is an utterly absorbing biography.. moves one to tears of relief, joy and blind wonder Allan Massie Expertly handled and written ... makes extensive uncensored use of the diaries written at the time ECONOMIST Unlikely to be superseded Robert Fox, LISTENER Magnificent ... Huntford has done justice to this great and complex man. That, in itself, is a triumph SUNDAY TIMES
Roland Huntford is the author of SCOTT AND AMUNDSEN, which was televised as THE LAST PLACE ON EARTH and republished under that name. For many years he was the OBSERVER's correspondent in Scandinavia, a job that he doubled with being their winter sports correspondent both in Scandinavia and the Alps. He lives in Cambridge.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349107448 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349107440 |
| Title | Shackleton |
| Author | Roland Huntford |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 1989-09-21 |
| Number of pages | 800 |
| Prizes | Winner of Authors' Club Marsh Biography Award 1987 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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