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[SHIRASE, Nobu (1861-1946)]. ROSOVE, Michael. Let Heroes Speak: Antarctic Explorers, 1771-1922. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, [2000].
8vo (254 x 114 mm). Illustrated from photographs. Original cloth-backed boards; original dust jacket.
FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY ROSOVE to Colin Bull, a distinguished glaciologist whose studies helped shape today’s understanding of climate change. Bull was awarded the Polar Medal by Queen Elizabeth II and the Antarctic Service Medal by the U.S. government. Let Heroes Speak is a valuable and comprehensive anthology that details the accounts of early explorers and expeditions to Antarctica including a brief mention of Shirase and an overview of the Japanese Antarctic Expedition. Ross 2.20A (“Uncommon”).