Shackleton's Whisky by Neville Peat
How, then, must he have felt about signing an order for twenty-five cases of whisky 300 bottles for his 190709 British Antarctic Expedition? Shackletons Whisky follows the story of the Rare Old Highland Whisky taken south on his Nimrod expedition.
Brilliantly researched and gripping * Book of the Week, Daily Mail *
Fascinating and well illustrated * The Times *
fascinating…With its crystal clear prose, thoughtful research and some superb photographs this book – like the whisky – is a real treat * We Love This Book *
Extraordinary * Ship Management International Magazine *
Engaging * Mail on Sunday *
Fascinating and well illustrated * The Times *
fascinating…With its crystal clear prose, thoughtful research and some superb photographs this book – like the whisky – is a real treat * We Love This Book *
Extraordinary * Ship Management International Magazine *
Engaging * Mail on Sunday *
Neville Peat spent two summers at Scott Base, New Zealand’s Antarctic station on Ross Island, in the late 1970s as a journalist and photographer. Shackleton's Whisky is his fifth book on Antarctic themes. In 2007, he was awarded New Zealand’s largest literary prize, the Creative New Zealand Michael King Writers’ Fellowship for a book about the Tasman Sea (The Tasman – Biography of an Ocean, 2010). His specialist areas are geography, biography, natural history and the environment. He lives on Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, near royal albatrosses, yellow-eyed penguins and New Zealand sea lions. www.nevillepeatsnewzealand.com
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781848093904 |
| ISBN 10 | 184809390X |
| Title | Shackleton's Whisky |
| Author | Neville Peat |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2013-02-07 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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