Publisher Description

Nick Rennison's compelling book tells the memorable stories of the men and women who have risked their lives by entering the white wastelands ofthe Arctic and the Antarctic, from the compelling tales of Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen, to lesser known heroes such as Fridtjof Nansen and Robert Peary.  AShort History of Polar Exploration also looks at the hold that the polar regions have often had on the imaginations of artists and writers in the lasttwo hundred years examining the paintings, films and literature that they have inspired.

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This compelling new history tells the memorable stories of the men and women who have risked their lives by entering the white wastelands of the Arctic and the Antarctic, from well-known greats like Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen, to lesser known heroes such as Fridtjof Nansen and Robert Peary. Published to coincide with Prince Harry's South Pole Allied challenge in November.

Author Biography

NICK RENNISON is a writer, editor and bookseller with a particular interest in modern history and in crime fiction. He is the author of 1922: Scenes from a Turbulent Year, A Short History of Polar Exploration, Peter Mark Roget: A Biography, Freud and Psychoanalysis, Robin Hood: Myth, History & Culture and Bohemian London, published by Oldcastle Books, and the editor of six anthologies of short stories for No Exit Press. He is also the author of The Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide to Crime Fiction, 100 Must-Read Crime Novels and Sherlock Holmes: An Unauthorised Biography. His crime novels, Carver's Quest and Carver's Truth, both set in nineteenth-century London, are published by Corvus. He is a regular reviewer for both The Sunday Times and Daily Mail.

Review

Once that interest has been stirred the polar regions will never loose their grip; they will never let you go -- Bill Spence * The York Press *

Long Description

Nick Rennison's compelling book tells the memorable stories of the men and women who have risked their lives by entering the white wastelands ofthe Arctic and the Antarctic, from the compelling tales of Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen, to lesser known heroes such as Fridtjof Nansen and Robert Peary. AShort History of Polar Exploration also looks at the hold that the polar regions have often had on the imaginations of artists and writers in the lasttwo hundred years examining the paintings, films and literature that they have inspired.

Description for Sales People

Thanks to explorers such as Sir Ranulph Fiennes, interest in the North and South Poles is extremely high. This absorbing book brings the history of exploration vividly to life. Prince Harry will join the South Pole Allied challenge in November 2013, heightening media interest around publication Nick Rennison writes for the Sunday Times, BBC History Magazine, and was the editor of Waterstones Books Quarterly.

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