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Michael Smith gave up a 30 year career as a leading business and political journalist to write the bestselling biography, An Unsung Hero - Tom Crean. He was formerly Political Correspondent and Industrial Editor of the Guardian, City Editor of the London Evening Standard and Business Editor of the Observer. He has a long-standing interest in Polar expedition. He lives in East Sussex. ...more

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Average rating: 4.4 · 3,522 ratings · 352 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	An Unsung Hero: Tom Crean - Antarctic Survivor 4.50 avg rating — 2,325 ratings — published 2000 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shackleton: By Endurance We Conquer 4.35 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 2014 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Captain Francis Crozier: Last Man Standing? 4.29 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Correspondent 4.06 avg rating — 234 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Icebound In The Arctic: The Mystery of Captain Francis Crozier and the Franklin Expedition 4.32 avg rating — 191 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ice Man: The Remarkable Adventures of Antarctic Explorer Tom Crean 3.91 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2003 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tom Crean: An Illustrated Life 4.23 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am Just Going Outside: Captain Oates - Antarctic Tragedy 4.08 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shackleton: The Boss: The Remarkable Adventures of a Heroic Antarctic Explorer by Michael Smith, Annie Brady (Illustrator) 4.30 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2004 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Polar Crusader: Sir James Wordie - Exploring the Arctic and Antarctic 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The Eskimos have a word for the depression that often afflicts humans during the perpetually dark months of winter in the polar regions: perlerorneq. It”
― Michael Smith, Captain Francis Crozier: Last Man Standing?

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“Selborne”
― Michael Smith, I Am Just Going Outside: Captain Oates - Antarctic Tragedy

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“Rock solid and reliable, Crozier was born to be a number two.”
― Michael Smith, Icebound In The Arctic: The Mystery of Captain Francis Crozier and the Franklin Expedition

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January BoTM Nominations ~ Books Set in Southern Hemisphere ~ 1st Poll

Top five books move onto 2nd poll.

Three Wishes

by Liane Moriarty

16 votes, 30.2%

Maya's Notebook

by Isabel Allende

13 votes, 24.5%

The Thorn Birds

by Colleen McCullough

8 votes, 15.1%

The Birthday Boys

by Beryl Bainbridge

4 votes, 7.5%

We Need New Names

by NoViolet Bulawayo

4 votes, 7.5%

Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness

by Alexandra Fuller

2 votes, 3.8%

The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey

by Candice Millard

2 votes, 3.8%

Cry, the Beloved Country

by Alan Paton

2 votes, 3.8%

An Unsung Hero: Tom Crean - Antarctic Survivor

by Michael Smith

2 votes, 3.8%

53 total votes

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