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Nimrod Illustrated - Pictures from Lieutenant Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition (Hardcover, Centenary ed)
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Nimrod Illustrated - Pictures from Lieutenant Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition (Hardcover, Centenary ed)
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To celebrate the centenary of one of the most exciting expeditions
of the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration comes "Nimrod
Illustrated". The book is a remarkable collage of expedition
photographs, paintings and ephemera in a deliberate reminiscence of
the expedition scrapbooks kept by so many of the expedition
participants at the time. Many of the images are rarely seen, if
ever before published, whilst others are better known.Together with
quotations from the diaries of expedition participants, they tell
the story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909 which saw
the first use of ponies and motor cars in the Antarctic; achieved
the first ascent of Mount Erebus; achieved the first attainment of
the South Magnetic Pole; and, took Shackleton within 100 miles of
the South Geographic Pole to attain a dramatic new 'Farthest South'
record. This was the expedition that made Shackleton's name as an
explorer and for which he was awarded his knighthood. Edited by Dr.
D. M. Wilson, "Nimrod Illustrated" is a treat for anyone interested
in Shackleton, the Antarctic, polar exploration or the atmosphere
of the Edwardian age. It is a part of the well regarded series
commenced with "Discovery Illustrated: Pictures from Captain
Scott's First Antarctic Expedition" (2001).
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