Shackleton
The Boss
$26.13
- Paperback
126 pages
- Release Date
26 June 1905
Summary
This inspiring story of Ernest Shackleton, whose men called him ‘The Boss’, involved four expeditions to Antarctica between 1901 and 1922. His incredible adventures included a breathtaking march to within a few miles of the South Pole and the amazing saga of hardship and survival on the famous Endurance expedition.
- Also by Michael Smith: Tom Crean, Ice Man.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781905172276 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1905172273 |
| Author: | Michael Smith |
| Publisher: | Gill |
| Imprint: | The Collins Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 126 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 26 June 1905 |
| Weight: | 177g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 148mm x 210mm |
| Audience Age: | 7 |
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Critics Review
‘Inspiring story of courage and perseverance’
* Sunday Independent *‘A must-have for all school libraries’
* Inis *‘For true-life adventure not many can match The Boss’
* Sunday Tribune *‘Gripping, very tense and exciting’
* Irish Examiner *‘If you see this book you should get it’
* Evening Echo *Michael Smith
Michael Smith is the author of the best-selling biography of Tom Crean, An Unsung Hero. His other books include I Am Just Going Outside, a biography of Captain Oates (2002), and Polar Crusader about Sir James Wordie (2004). He has also written books for children, including Tom Crean - The Ice Man. He contributes to TV and radio and lectures on Polar history. Michael was a business and political journalist with The Guardian and The Observer.
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