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The Last Explorer: Hubert Wilkins, Hero of the great Age of Polar Exploration
Author(s): Simon Nasht (Author)
- Publisher: Arcade Pub
- Publication Date: 6 Sept. 2006
- Language: English
- Print length: 346 pages
- ISBN-10: 1559708255
- ISBN-13: 9781559708258
Book Description
A profile of Hubert Wilkins chronicles the seminal contributions of the accomplished journalist, pilot, war hero, scientist, spy, and adventurer, especially in terms of his achievements in the field of polar exploration, the use of new technologies–including the submarine and airplane–and the role of the poles in changes in global weather and climate.
