Michael Smith Michael Smith is an author and journalist who specialises in the history of Polar exploration. He has written books on Polar history for adult audiences and children, lectured extensively and contributed to a wide range of television and radio programmes, newspapers, magazines and websites.
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Incredible children's story of danger, heroism, endurance and survival based on best-selling biography At the bottom of the world stands a dark mountain towering above the snow and ice of Antarctica. It is Mount Crean, a ...Quick View
Tracks: Language and Literature Skills for Learning Certificate English
By: Eleanor Ashe , Michael Smith
01 May 1995 - Edco, The Educational Company of Ireland
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Tom Crean was no ordinary man. He saved comrades from drowning in frozen waters, and rescued others from freezing snow, whilst following his leaders - Captain Scott and Ernest Shackleton, the famous Polar explorers. Writ ...Quick View
Now available in a fresh, new format, this is the story of the remarkable Tom Crean who ran away to sea aged fifteen and played a memorable role in Antarctic exploration. An unforgettable story of triumph over unparallel ...Quick View
The story of the remarkable Tom Crean who ran away to sea aged 15 and played a memorable role in Antarctic exploration. He spent more time in the unexplored Antarctic than Scott or Shackleton, and outlived both. An unfor ...Quick View
Tom Crean - Ice Man: The Adventures of an Irish Antarctic Hero
By: Michael Smith
12 Mar 2003 - The Collins Press
Tom Crean was no ordinary man. He saved comrades from drowning in frozen waters, and rescued others from freezing snow, whilst following his leaders - Captain Scott and Ernest Shackleton, the famous Polar explorers. Writ ...Quick View
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Tom Crean ran away from his Kerry home, aged 15, to join the British navy in 1893. He travelled to the Antarctic with the famous explorers, Scott and Shackleton. He explored the unknown, crossed ice fields and wild ocean ...Quick View
Francis Crozier was a major figure in the epic quests of 19th century Polar exploration - navigating the North West Passage, reaching the North Pole and mapping Antarctica. His remarkable story embraces six daring voyage ...Quick View
The Boss: The Remarkable Adventures of Ernest Shackleton, Heroic Antarctic Explorer
By: Michael Smith , Annie Brady
01 Oct 2004 - The Collins Press
Shackleton's adventures of endurance and survival in the Antarctic written for children. His incredible journey included a breathtaking march to within a few miles of the South Pole and the amazing saga of hardship and s ...Quick View
Ernest Shackleton is one of history's great explorers, who became a leading figure in Antarctic discovery. This first comprehensive biography in a generation brings a fresh perspective to the heroic age of Polar explorat ...Quick View