A difficult man, a brilliant scientist, a brave explorer. William Speirs Bruce's contribution to polar research is greater than that of Scott or Shackleton.

One of the foremost polar scientists and adventurers of the heroic age of polar exploration, W.S. Bruce has been largely uknown.

Complete ship's log of the 'Scotia' during the Scottish National Antarctic Expedtion of 1902-1904, to the Weddell Sea, South Orkneys and Falkland Islands.

John Rae is best known today as the first European to reveal the fate of the Franklin Expedition, yet the range of Rae’s accomplishments is much greater. Over