William Speirs Bruce : forgotten polar hero
Williams, Isobel2018
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William Speirs Bruce was a Scottish nationalist and naturalist who led the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902-04) as well as participating in or leading many other polar expeditions from 1892 through to 1919, particularly to Spitsbergen. He is now largely forgotten compared with the 'greats', Shackleton, Scott and Amundsen. This biography returns to primary sources to provide a new and controversial view of the relationship between Bruce and the then President of the Royal Geographical Society, Sir Clements Markham, and also draws conclusions about Bruce's personality, in particular suggesting that he was probably on the autistic spectrum.
Main title:
William Speirs Bruce : forgotten polar hero / Isobel P. Williams and John Dudeney.
Author:
Williams, IsobelDudeney, John, author
Imprint:
Stroud, Gloucestershire : Amberley, 2018.
Collation:
285 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781445680811 (hbk)
Dewey class:
919.8904092919.8904BB/BRU919.890919.89
LC class:
G585
Local class:
B 919.89
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2185917
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