The Shackleton of his day, Leopold Mc Clintock (1819-1907) from County Louth was the leading Arctic explorer of the Victorian era. He undertook four major voyages, epic sledge journeys, and was the first to bring definite information on the lost Franklin party. He then rose to admiral and advised Robert Falcon Scott before the Discovery expedition in 1901. After his death a memorial plaque was unveiled at Westminister Abbey, portraits were hung in the National Portrait Gallery in London, and the Mc Clintock Channel in the Arctic was named after him.
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David Murphy is an editorial assistant at the Royal Irish Academy’s Dictionary of Irish Biography, specializing in political, military, naval and polar figures. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and other prestigious societies and associations. The author of many papers and journal articles, his latest book is the critically acclaimed Ireland and the Crimean War (Dublin 2002).
Språk Engelska ● Formatera EPUB ● Sidor 200 ● ISBN 9781554883080 ● Filstorlek 4.4 MB ● Utgivare Dundurn ● Stad Toronto ● Land CA ● Publicerad 2004 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 5277819 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM
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