As the wife of Captain Scott’s colleague Edward Wilson, Oriana Wilson (1874–1945) witnessed the planning and tensions behind the 1912 Antarctic expedition at first hand. Following her husband’s death on the doomed mission, this determined woman found new purpose supporting troops during the First World War, became a distinguished naturalist, organized disaster relief after an earthquake in New Zealand, and was the first European woman to explore the rainforests of northern Australia.
https://www.psbooks.co.uk/woman-with-the-iceberg-eyes519894Woman with the Iceberg Eyes: Oriana F. Wilsonhttps://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/1/519894_media-0_79.jpg7.997.99GBPInStock/Non-Fiction/Highlights/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/Gift Ideas/Gift Ideas/Categories/Expeditions & Explorers/Gift Ideas/Categories/Biography Gift Books/Gift Ideas/Categories/Gift Ideas/Categories/Gifts Under £15/Gift Ideas/Categories/Gifts Under £10/History/Categories/Social History/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/Biographies/Gift Ideas/Categories/View All Gift Books/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/Biographies/Historical BiographiesAs the wife of Captain Scott’s colleague Edward Wilson, Oriana Wilson (1874–1945) witnessed the planning and tensions behind the 1912 Antarctic expedition at first hand. Following her husband’s death on the doomed mission, this determined woman found new purpose supporting troops during the First World War, became a distinguished naturalist, organized disaster relief after an earthquake in New Zealand, and was the first European woman to explore the rainforests of northern Australia.Hardback00https://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/1/519894_media-1_79.jpghttps://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/1/519894.pngadd-to-cartrrp_info:£20.00productId:105041bic_code:BGH, WTLPBGH, WTLP£20.00Katherine MacInnesGeneral240x162mmHistory PressYesHardbackHistorical, Political & MilitaryExpeditions
