Ranulph Fiennes
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Brought to you by Penguin.
The enthralling new biography of Ernest Shackleton by the world's greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
To write about Hell, it helps if you have been there.
In 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton's attempt to traverse the Antarctic was cut short when his ship, Endurance, became trapped in ice.
The disaster left Shackleton and his men alone at the frozen South Pole, fighting for their
2) Shackleton
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When Ranulph Fiennes produces a book about Ernest Shackleton, it should get our attention. I found that the best way to read this book is to imagine that you are in a pub sharing a beer with Sir Ranulph while he regales you with his tale about Ernest Shackleton. Fiennes moves the narrative along at a good pace and his storytelling becomes particularly animated when he is describing the actual grind of slogging through the snow and ice.Lloyd Spencer...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton's attempt to traverse the Antarctic was cut short when his ship, Endurance, became trapped in ice. The disaster left Shackleton and his men alone at the frozen South Pole, fighting for their lives. Their survival and escape is the most famous adventure in history. Shackleton is a captivating new account of the adventurer, his life and his incredible leadership under the most extreme of circumstances. Written by polar...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The author of Shackleton: The Biography and the only man alive ever to have traveled around the Earth's circumpolar surface turns his attention to famed archeologist and adventurer Thomas Edward Lawrence, who, in 1916, made a legendary 300-mile journey during the Arab Revolt, bringing this extraordinary life into sharp focus."--
Author
Publisher
Clipper Audio
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
The journal is found in Antarctica. Travelling back to England the finder reads Derek Jacobs' amazing diary of his horrific childhood in Nazi concentration camps with his mother. Jacobs survives and is brought up in Canada, where he joins 'The Secret Hunters': a group who exact their revenge on perpetrators of genocide.
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"On 25th October 1415, on a French hillside near the village of Agincourt, four men sheltered from the rain and prepared for battle. All four were English knights ancestors of Sir Ranulph Fiennes and part of the army of England's King Henry V. Across the valley, four sons of the French arm of the Fiennes family were confident that the Dauphin's army would win the day . . . Sir Ranulph Fiennes explains how his own ancestors were key players through...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"One hundred years ago, Sir Ernest Shackleton embarked on the legendary Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917), accomplishing one of history's most remarkable feats of endurance, even though his crew failed in their mission to cross Antarctica...Less well known, however, is the incredible but often forgotten tale of the Mount Hope party (also known as the Ross Sea party)--six men who worked in the shadow of Shackleton's great cause."
Author
Publisher
Conway
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"On the centenary of Roald Amundsen's and Robert Scott's epic expeditions, this history of our search for the South Pole examines a number of expeditions to Antarctica through discussions with leading explorers, historians, scholars and polar experts." --
