William Speirs Bruce: Forgotten Polar Hero

by Isobel Williams and John Dudeney

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445680815
• ISBN13: 9781445680811
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"