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Orde Lees was probably the least popular and most criticised man involved in Shackleton's Endurance adventure. His diaries have often been plundered for much of the detail of life on board the ship and on the ice but the part he played in keeping the men alive has not been recognised. His journal has never before been published and this book is a long overdue testament to a much misunderstood man, with fascinating details of his later life.
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Elephant Island and Beyond: The Life and Diaries of Thomas Orde Lees
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ISBN 10: 1852970766
ISBN 13: 9781852970765
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First edition. 8vo. pp. viii, 339, [4, ads.]; illusts., maps; as new in original cloth, d.-w. Orde Lees was one of the members of Shackleton s Endurance expedition to the Antarctic left on Elephant Island when "The Boss" and a few companions departed aboard the James Caird to seek rescue. An important record of the party and its wait for deliverance. Seller Inventory # ABE-1734610850273
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ELEPHANT ISLAND AND BEYOND: The Life and Diaries of Thomas Orde Lees.
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Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st Edition: 399pp, illustrated. Original covers in unclipped dust wrapper which is in an archival sleeve. Appears unread. One of the least popular men on Shackleton's 1914 expedition (he expected to become the first victim of cannibalism if the group wasn't rescued!) Lee kept a fascinating diary. From the dust jacket introduction "One long nightmare from beginning to end, always short of food, frequently wet, living in the dirt and squalor, unwashed for months without a change of clothes." He was in Shackleton's 1914 expedition on board Endurance and later, after rescue became the advocate of the parachute,many pilots owe their lives to his faith in this new invention. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 1852970766. ISBN/EAN: 9781852970765. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3174. Seller Inventory # 3174
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