Away at Christmas

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  • Author: Jeremy Archer
  • Publisher: Elliott and Thompson Ltd
  • Catalogue: 183558
  • Size: 13.5x20.5cm
Away at Christmas is a collection of stories of human endeavour drawn from the journals of famous explorers who have spent Christmas day in far flung places. Covering the period from 1492 to the present day, the book describes where and how each explorer spent the Christmas festival, often against the odds, and what became of them and their parties after the season of good will ended.

A foreword is supplied by Sir Ranulph Fiennes and extracts from the journals of Columbus, Cook, Darwin, Nansen, Stanley and Livingtone, Shackleton, Eric Newby and Ellen MacArthur are included alongside writings from many other well-known names.