Polar Crean
Tom Crean Antarctic Explorer
Published on 10. January 2023
Book
Hardback
68 pages
978-1-901037-19-7 (ISBN)
Description
This is a first edition case bound hardback, which contains a number of Photographs and maps of Antarctica which appeared with a Tom Crean feature after his death by Dennis Barry. The rest of the book contains photos showing Discovery just fitted out from the News and Views section in the Black and White Budget Magazine 1901, The exploration of the South Pole. The wonders of the coming Discovery as part of Anglo-Germanic Expedition by Sir Henry Leach. Sport in the Antarctic: The games that were played by the Men of the "Discovery" by Bernard C. Carter and Animal Life in the Antarctic by S Kemp
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Black and White photos and maps
Dimensions
Height: 256 mm
Width: 205 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
403 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-901037-19-7 (9781901037197)
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Persons
Thomas Crean 16 February 1877 - 27 July 1938 Irish seaman and Antarctic explorer who was awarded the Albert medal for life saving. A member of the major expeditions of the day to Antarctica lead by Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton. After retiring from the navy, Crean ran his pub the South Pole Inn in County Kerry with his wife and daughters.
Content
Polar Crean one of the earliest articles on Tom Crean by Dennis Barry.
A selection of Photos covering the expeditons of Tom Crean.
Map of Antarctica
The exploration of the South Pole. The wonders of the coming Discovery as part of Anglo-Germanic Expedition by Sir Henry Leach.
Photos showing Discovery just fitted out from the News and Views section in the Black and White Budget Magazine 1901.
Sport in the Antarctic: The games that were played by the Men of the "Discovery" by Bernard C. Carter
Animal Life in the Antarctic by S Kemp.
A selection of Photos covering the expeditons of Tom Crean.
Map of Antarctica
The exploration of the South Pole. The wonders of the coming Discovery as part of Anglo-Germanic Expedition by Sir Henry Leach.
Photos showing Discovery just fitted out from the News and Views section in the Black and White Budget Magazine 1901.
Sport in the Antarctic: The games that were played by the Men of the "Discovery" by Bernard C. Carter
Animal Life in the Antarctic by S Kemp.