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This is simply a fabulous book. I'm an avid reader of all things polar, and 'The Last Explorer' proves that you can never know it all. Sir Hubert Wilkins is virtually unheard of, yet he accomplished more than any other modern explorer - and in extraordinary style.
Driven by a search for knowledge, not a thirst for glory, Wilkins was the most remarkable man of his age, and though his modesty cost him lasting fame, Nasht's book has done much to address that. I agree with master story-teller John Bernendt's cover line: read this book and be amazed. Highly reccommended
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The Last Explorer: Hubert Wilkins, Hero of the Great Age of Polar Exploration by Simon Nasht
realitycheck, July 17, 2007
This is simply a fabulous book. I'm an avid reader of all things polar, and 'The Last Explorer' proves that you can never know it all. Sir Hubert Wilkins is virtually unheard of, yet he accomplished more than any other modern explorer - and in extraordinary style.Driven by a search for knowledge, not a thirst for glory, Wilkins was the most remarkable man of his age, and though his modesty cost him lasting fame, Nasht's book has done much to address that. I agree with master story-teller John Bernendt's cover line: read this book and be amazed. Highly reccommended
(6 of 9 readers found this comment helpful)