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Sir James Wordie Polar Crusader: Exploring The Arctic And Antarctic
Sir James Wordie Polar Crusader Exploring The Arctic And Antarctic Author:Michael Smith Sir James Mann Wordie, born in Glasgow in 1889, was the elder statesman of polar exploration-the link between the heroic Edwardian Age of Shackleton and Scott and the mechanized modern era that opened up Antarctica and the Arctic. The remarkable life of one of Scotland's greatest heroes remains surprisingly little known. This is the first full... more » biography of Wordie to be written.« less