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Book Condition: 215pp, Fine in Fine dw
This narrative gives the background to the building of the Discovery in Dundee, examining links between whaling, polar ships, marine engineering, and polar ice rescues. It recounts the remarkable exploits of Dundees ice master, Captain Harry McKay, whose experience rescuing ships locked in pack ice with the aid of his new explosive techniques made him the Admiraltys choice to free Captain Scott aboard Discovery in 1904.
Title: The Rescue Of Captain Scott.
Categories: Polar,
Edition: 1999 First Edition
Publisher: Tuckwell Press: 1999
ISBN Number: 1862320705
ISBN Number 13: 9781862320703
Binding: hardcover
Book Condition: 215pp, Fine in Fine dw
Seller ID: 69578
Keywords: POLAR SOUTH - exploration mountaineering alpinism bergsteigen antarctic antarctica south pole discovery travel shackleton amundsen scott antarktis antarctique polaire south dundee