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
Summary
"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"-- Provided by publisher
