{"product_id":"priestleys-progress-mike-bullock-9780786478057","title":"Priestley's Progress: The Life of Sir Raymond Priestley, Antarctic Explorer, Scientist, Soldier, Academician","description":"\u003cp\u003e This first ever biography of Antarctic explorer Sir Raymond Priestley (1886-1974) covers his full (at times life-threatening) involvement with Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1907-1909 Nimrod Expedition and Robert Scott's 1910-1913 Terra Nova Expedition. Priestley's service with the British 46th Division during World War I won him the Military Cross for gallantry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e After the war, he played a leading role in establishing the Scott Polar Research Institute at the University of Cambridge. He was later appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne and then of the University of Birmingham and also helped establish the University of the West Indies. He received a knighthood for his services to education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e During retirement--a misnomer in his case--he went with the Duke of Edinburgh on the Royal Yacht \u003ci\u003eBritannia\u003c\/i\u003e as an Antarctic expert and joined the American Deep Freeze IV Expedition during his tenure directing the British Antarctic Survey. Despite the demands of his career, Priestley remained an involved family man throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Bullock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786478055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786478057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Mike Bullock","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483687989503,"sku":"9780786478057","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b9776ded-5c6f-4b0d-8816-6f396e46a9fa.jpg?v=1778040012","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/priestleys-progress-mike-bullock-9780786478057","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}