Cherry: a life of apsley cherry-garrard
Auteur :
Wheeler, Sara
Éditeur :
Vintage Publishing
ISBN :
9780099437536
Date de publication :
31 oct. 2002
Dimensions :
19,7 x 12,9 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
266 g
Format :
B-format paperback
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Cherry undertook an epic journey in the Antarctic winter to collect the eggs of the Emperor penguin. 'But we kept our tempers,' Cherry wrote, 'even with God.' After serving in the First War Cherry was invalided home, and with the zealous encouragement of his neighbour Bernard Shaw he wrote a masterpiece.