Основной контент книги Shackleton
Tekst

Raamatu kestus 250 lehekülge

0+

Shackleton

An Irishman in Antartica
€10

Raamatust

A mesmerizing new biography of explorer Ernest Shackleton, lavishly illustrated with over a hundred photographs, maps and engravings, some of them appearing in print for the first time. Eighty years after his death, the extraordinary story of Endurance South Pole expedition still holds a compelling grip on the public imagination. Trapped in drifting polar pack ice for ten months, Ernest Shackleton and his crew fought for survival against all the odds. When the Endurance was finally crushed, they were stranded on the ice for more than a year, before reaching Elephant Island. Two weeks later Shackleton and five companions embarked on the most remarkable rescue mission in maritime history, sailing to South Georgia over eight hundred miles of the roughest seas in the world in a small open boat. This book probes deep into family history to reveal the profound influence of Ernest Shackleton's Irish Quaker roots in the making of a great leader. The fruit of intensive research, Shackleton: An Irishman in Antarctica paints a vivid portrait of a man whose ambition was always tempered by his humanity and egalitarianism. Here too are the untold stories of Shackleton's upbringing in Kildare; his time in the Merchant Navy; his marriage and love affairs; his life as public man and politician; and the haunting story of his final – and fatal – expedition on the Quest. Drawing on family records, diaries and letters – and featuring hitherto unpublished photographs and archive material – this mesmerising book takes us beyond the myth to Shackleton the man, showing us a hero who eschewed imperial hierarchy and whose greatest triumph was that of life over death.

Logi sisse, et hinnata raamatut ja jätta arvustus
Raamat Jonathan Shackleton «Shackleton» — loe tasuta raamatu katkendit veebis. Jäta kommentaare ja arvustusi, hääleta lemmikute poolt.
Vanusepiirang:
0+
Ilmumiskuupäev Litres'is:
07 november 2024
Objętość:
250 lk
ISBN:
9781843513032
Õiguste omanik:
Bookwire
Mustand
Средний рейтинг 5 на основе 241 оценок
Mustand, helivorming on saadaval
Средний рейтинг 5 на основе 33 оценок
Mustand
Средний рейтинг 4,7 на основе 14 оценок
Audio
Средний рейтинг 4,2 на основе 939 оценок
Audio
Средний рейтинг 4,6 на основе 1002 оценок
Audio
Средний рейтинг 4,8 на основе 5151 оценок
Tekst, helivorming on saadaval
Средний рейтинг 4,7 на основе 7097 оценок
Tekst, helivorming on saadaval
Средний рейтинг 4,6 на основе 4076 оценок
Mustand
Средний рейтинг 4,8 на основе 540 оценок
Tekst
Средний рейтинг 0 на основе 0 оценок