Priestley's Progress : the life of Sir Raymond Priestley, Antarctic explorer, scientist, soldier, academician / by Bullock, Mike, 1939-

Table of Contents: “…The Priestley family in Tewkesbury; early days -- University College, Bristol -- Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition -- Between expeditions -- Scott's terra nova expedition; the northern party -- The First World War; the British Army Signal Service -- Cambridge University; Scott Polar Research Institute -- Vice-chancellor; Melbourne University -- Vice-chancellor; Birmingham University -- The commission for higher education in the colonies -- Acting director; Falkland Islands Dependencies survey -- West Antarctica on the Ry Britannia -- American Deep Freeze IV Expedition -- President, Royal Geographical Society -- Along the way -- Later life.…”
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