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Polar Crusader

Polar Crusader

Sir James Wordie-Exploring the Arctic and the Antarctic

by Michael Smith
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/11/2004

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Sir James Mann Wordie, born in Glasgow in 1889, was the elder statesman of polar exploration - the link between the heroic Edwardian Age of Shackleton and Scott and the mechanised modern era which opened up Antarctica and the Arctic. The remarkable life of one of Scotland's gratest heroes remains surprisingly little known; although resolute and ambitious (perhaps even scheming), he shunned publicity and popular fame. Wordie's career as both explorer and academic geologist opened with his participation in Shackleton's epic Endurance expedition of 1914-16, where he proved one of the most resilient of those stranded in appalling conditions on Elephant Island. He continued to lead arduous expeditions to the Arctic well into his forties, while building his reputation as an academic and mentor to new generations of explorers and mountaineers. During and after the Second World War he was instrumental in safeguarding British strategic interests in the Antarctic territories, and later rose to be President of the Royal Geographical Society and Master of St John's College, Cambridge. He died in 1962. This is the first full biography of Wordie to be written, and it makes use of a wide variety
ISBN:
9781841582924
9781841582924
Category:
Biography: historical
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-11-2004
Language:
English
Publisher:
Birlinn, Limited
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
250.19x170.18x39.37mm
Weight:
0.81kg
Michael Smith

Michael Smith is a former member of the Intelligence Corps.

He now writes on espionage for the Daily Telegraph, where he is a senior reporter. He lives in Oxfordshire.

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