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OverviewSir 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 Artic. Wordie's career as both an explorer and academic geologist opened up his participation in Shackleton's epic Endurance expedition of 1914–1916, where he proved one of the most resilient of those stranded in appalling conditions on Elephant Island. He continued to lead arduous expeditions well into his forties, while building his reputation as an academic and mentor. During 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael SmithPublisher: Birlinn General Imprint: Birlinn Ltd Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.419kg ISBN: 9781841585437ISBN 10: 1841585432 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 29 March 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsReviews'Truly a remarkable life and a story well told' - The Polar Record, CUP 'an engaging portrait of exploration's most unsung hero' - TLS 'to read of James Wordie's remarkable life is to go right to the heart of British polar exploration' -Geographical 'Truly a remarkable life and a story well told' * The Polar Record, CUP * 'an engaging portrait of exploration's most unsung hero' * Times Literary Supplement * 'to read of James Wordie's remarkable life is to go right to the heart of British polar exploration' * Geographical * 'Truly a remarkable life and a story well told' * The Polar Record, CUP * 'to read of James Wordie's remarkable life is to go right to the heart of British polar exploration' * Geographical * 'an engaging portrait of exploration's most unsung hero' * Times Literary Supplement * Author InformationMichael Smith was a political and business journalist for over thirty years with The Guardian, The Observer and The Evening Standard. He has written two other books on polar exploration - An Unsung Hero and I'm Am Just Going Outside. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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