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Title:Birdie Bowers : Captain Scott's Marvel
Price:USD$30.00
Signed:By Author
ISBN:075246003X
Item ID:BB06-50098
Quantity:1
Publisher:History Press, United Kingdom, 2012
Edition:Reprint
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Good
Dust Jacket:Good
History Press, 2012, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, Reprint, Signed by Author

Henry 'Birdie' Bowers realised his life's ambition when he was selected for Captain Scott's Terra Nova expedition to the Antarctic, yet he also met his death on the journey. Born to a sea-faring father and adventurous mother on the Firth of Clyde, Bowers' boyhood obsession with travel and adventure took him round the world several times and his life appears, with hindsight, to have been a ceaseless preparation for his ultimate, Antarctic challenge. Although just 5ft 4in, he was a bundle of energy; knowledgeable, indefatigable and the ultimate team player. In Scott's words, he was 'a marvel'. This new biography, drawing on Bowers' letters, journals and previously neglected material, sheds new light on Bowers and tells the full story of the hardy naval officer who could always lift his companions' spirits. Size: 180mm - 250mm. 224 pages. Remnants of old price label on the front and rear cover.. Dust Jacket has some shelf-wear as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Covers have some shelf-wear as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; History. Signed by Author. ISBN: 075246003X. ISBN/EAN: 9780752460031. Inventory No: 50098.
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