About the Author

Michael Smith, a former journalist, is an established authority on polar exploration. He has written a number of books including An Unsung Hero: Tom Crean Antarctic Survivor, which was short-listed for the Banff Mountain Book Festival 2002. The illustrated version was shortlisted for the Irish Published Book of the Year 2007. He contributes to TV and radio documentaries and lectures on polar history.

Reviews

'a scholarly though very readable tome'
*The Good Book Guide*

'Smith, in illuminating this unforgettable figure, brings his own considerable scholarship in the field to the story'
*Wall Street Journal*

‘Fascinating’ 
*Bookseller*

‘A fascinating book - warm, complex, engaging – just like the man himself. This absorbing new biography strips away the myths and misconceptions to reveal one of the twentieth century’s most important explorers in all his flawed genius.’
*Mick Conefrey, author of Everest, 1953*

"The epic struggles, heroics and unbelieveable hardships of the voyages are wonderfully told. Compulsive reading."
*The Irish Times on An Unsung Hero*

'Perhaps the most riveting biography I've ever read.'
*Orlando Sentinel on An Unsung Hero*