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    Reference 3773 (2029)
    Category Arctic;
    Author Scott, J.M
    Title GINO WATKINS.
    Publishing Information London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited,1946.
    Description 6th Edition; xiv 15-352 pages, 7maps. Original covers, no dust jacket. Neat small book, ideal for travellers. Shelf wear, previous owners neat inscription verso front cover otherwise contents clean, covers slightly grubby. Biography of the polar explorer and hero with a tribute from Stanley Baldwin. The life of Henry "Gino" Watkins, who died in 1932 at the age of 25 on his 4th Arctic expedition, to Greenland. [Neate S37: Gino Watkins (1907-1932) was a good climber who became a driving force in arctic exploration. He discovered the highest mountains in Greenland (now named after him) but drowned while out hunting in a kayak].
    Price £3.50
    Keywords qpolarq, arctic, polarbook, polar, S1-Arc
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