Scotts Forgotten Surgeon

Download or read book Scott's Forgotten Surgeon written by Aubrey A. Jones and published by Whittles. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the earlier successful three-year Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition to Franz Josef Land, Koettlitz fine-tuned his measures to prevent scurvy, became an experienced ski runner, dog and pony handler and expert in polar survival. These skills were available when Koettlitz was appointed senior surgeon on the Discovery Expedition led by Scott, but due to personal reasons and the inability to acknowledge Koettlitz's polar experience, both Scott's expeditions were beset by major life-threatening issues that Koettlitz had faced and resolved on Franz Josef Land. On the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition Scott and his four companions died on their failed attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole. In addition, Koettlitz travelled across north-east Africa from Berbera to Cairo on foot, mule and camel, crossing the Blue Nile to Khartoum shortly after the Battle of Omdurman. Before leaving for South Africa he assisted Shackleton in planning the Nimrod Expedition which almost resulted in the South Pole being reached. This well-researched account is enriched with previously unseen archive material such as correspondence with Nansen and photographs relating to polar history during the period 1890 1916.

Download or read book Shackleton written by Michael Smith and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-10-02 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ernest Shackleton is one of history’s great explorers, an extraordinary character who pioneered the path to the South Pole over 100 years ago and became a dominant figure in Antarctic discovery. A charismatic personality, his incredible adventures on four expeditions have captivated generations and inspired a dynamic, modern following in business leadership. None more so than the Endurance mission, where Shackleton’s commanding presence saved the lives of his crew when their ship was crushed by ice and they were turned out on to the savage frozen landscape. But Shackleton was a flawed character whose chaotic private life, marked by romantic affairs, unfulfilled ambitions, overwhelming debts and failed business ventures, contrasted with his celebrity status as a leading explorer. Drawing on extensive research of original diaries and personal correspondence, Michael Smith's definitive biography brings a fresh perspective to our understanding of this complex man and the heroic age of polar exploration.

Download or read book Forgotten Heroes written by William Wilbanks and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1996-06-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Surgeon's Daughter, Complete written by Walter Scott and published by VM eBooks. This book was released on 2016-01-27 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INTRODUCTION.—(1831.) The tale of the Surgeon's Daughter formed part of the second series of Chronicles of the Canongate, published in 1827; but has been separated from the stories of the Highland Widow, and c., which it originally accompanied, and deferred to the close of this collection, for reasons which printers and publishers will understand, and which would hardly interest the general reader. The Author has nothing to say now in reference to this little Novel, but that the principal incident on which it turns, was narrated to him one morning at breakfast by his worthy friend, Mr. Train, of Castle Douglas, in Galloway, whose kind assistance he has so often had occasion to acknowledge in the course of these prefaces; and that the military friend who is alluded to as having furnished him with some information as to Eastern matters, was Colonel James Ferguson of Huntly Burn, one of the sons of the venerable historian and philosopher of that name—which name he took the liberty of concealing under its Gaelic form of Mac-Erries. Abbotsford, September 1831.

Download or read book Scott's Monthly Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart: The surgeon's daughter and Castle Dangerous written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Forgotten Land written by Keith McArdle and published by Keith McArdle. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: