1925 Cadet to Commodore

Description

First Edition, Uncommon

Albert Rmitage (1864-1943) was a polar explorer and naval officer. He was second-in-command of the Jackson-Harmsworth expedition to Franz Josef Land, and aided with the rescue of Fridtjof Nansen along with his team in 1895. He was also the navigator and second-in-command to Robert Falcon Scott during the Discovery expedition to Antarctica, a trip shared with Ernest Shackleton. He later famously fell out with Scott. This work is a light-hearted recollection of his naval career, covering voyages across most of the oceans of the world.

A scarce volume.

From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back.  Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years.  He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations.  His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration.

Contains a postcard pasted to the front endpaper, possibly sent by the author.