Tom Crean ran away from his Kerry home, aged 15, to join the British navy in 1893. He travelled to the Antarctic with the famous explorers, Scott and Shackleton. He explored the unknown, crossed ice fields and wild oceans and courageously saved friends from death.

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'An ideal book for children.'

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'An exciting story that's all the more powerful for being true.'

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'Fascinating true story of an Irish adventurer.'