Shackleton / (Record no. 20511)

MARC details
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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
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s Y
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
i 35410-2001
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Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Total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
    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