Shackleton / (Record no. 20511)
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fixed length control field | 01611cam a2200169 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 9780349107448 (pbk.) : |
Terms of availability | 39.00 BND |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | HUNTFORD Roland |
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Shackleton / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | Roland Huntford |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Abacus, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1996 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | xxiv, 774 p. [16]p. of plates: ill., maps, ports; 20cm |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical reference and index |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | A novel about Columbus' young manhood, which carries him to middle age and the successful end of his six-year appeal to Isabella for three ships to cross the Atlantic. Once afloat, the tale catches a lively wind. At an early age he became adept at hiding his feelings; young Christopher had to keep to himself the fantastic stories of Terra Nova told him by Ion Scolvessen, a Norwegian who had crossed the North Atlantic in a Viking ship and whose people had had commerce with the Indians of Vinland for over 500 years. Eventually, Columbus is hired to do some mapmaking for a cartographic studio, looks up Scolvessen, and sails with him to the Norse community in Terra Nova. Scolvessen is a moody, wittily sardonic mariner drawn with a certain sophistication. Christopher spends nearly a year in Terra Nova disguised as a Franciscan monk, sires an Indian child, and at last returns to Europe to outfit the return expedition. Huntford revives the old hypothesis of Columbus' preview of the New World and provides intrigue, adventure, devirgination. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | TRAVEL |
General subdivision | EXPLORERS |
-- | GREAT BRITAIN |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | TRAVEL |
General subdivision | ANTARTICA |
-- | DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION |
-- | BRITISH |
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) | |
i | 35410-1001 |
r | Y |
s | Y |
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) | |
i | 35410-2001 |
r | Y |
s | Y |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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Dewey Decimal Classification | Defence Academy Library | Defence Academy Library | On-Shelf | 29/12/2011 | 919.890 HUN | 35410-2001 | 13/01/2012 | 1 | 03/01/2024 | Book | |||||
Dewey Decimal Classification | Mindef Library & Info Centre | Mindef Library & Info Centre | On-Shelf | 11/10/2011 | 3 | 919.890 HUN | 35410-1001 | 28/03/2023 | 1 | 03/01/2024 | Book |