Crean - The Extraordinary Life of an Irish Hero
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Since 2010 Tim Foley has been the driving force of a campaign to honour a man with a remarkable story. Tom Crean, the subject of the new book Crean -The Extraordinary Life of an Irish Hero, was born and raised a few miles away from the authors father, on the breathtaking Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.Tims narrative in this standalone biography is based on many years of research and study into the life of Crean, who joined the Navy at 16-years-old and who embarked upon a career that saw him become a member of three major, pioneering Polar expeditions of the 20th century.The story commences in late 19th century Ireland under the governance of the British Empire and continues through Creans career in the Royal Navy whilst serving under the leadership of Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton over the course of three Antarctic expeditions, Discovery, 1901-1904, Terra Nova, 1910-1913 and Endurance, 1914-1916.After serving an unhappy apprenticeship under the strict governance of the Navy, in 1894 Tom Crean found himself travelling on his first seagoing assignment at the age of 17. His destination, the Americas where he would serve on the Pacific Station, the most extensive area under the governance of the British Empire. Immediately he was thrust into a major international incident.It sparked another miserable period of his Naval career and resulted in demotions until an opportunity arose that would lead him to the place where he became best associated with - Antarctica.Crean found his true calling during the heroic age of exploration on the frozen continent. Four of the chapters in the book focus on documented tales of Creans remarkable heroism that brought about the life-saving rescue of 25 of his colleagues over three separate occasions.We are then taken through to Creans retirement and his return to a changed country in the aftermath of rebellion and in the midst of a War of Independence that came at a great personal lo
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