MICHAEL SMITH
Michael Smith is an authority on Polar exploration whose 10 books have sold over 250,000 copies worldwide. He has appeared in TV and radio documentaries and lectured at many prestigious venues, including: The Queen’s Gallery Buckingham Palace, Royal Geographical Society, National Maritime Museum, National Museum of Ireland, Princess Grace Memorial Library Monaco, the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and Scott Polar Research Institute Cambridge. Michael has appeared at many literary festivals across the country and is a regular speaker to local history societies, U3A and Probus groups, WI, Townswomens’ Guild and schools. Michael is a former award-winning journalist with The Guardian and The Observer.

Popular Subejcts: Sir Ernest Shackleton - The Man and Myth Tom Crean - The Unsung Hero of Antarctic Exploration Captain Francis Crozier - The Franklin Expedition's Last Man Standing Captain Oates - Antarctic Tragedy The Race to the South Pole & The Sussex Connection Franklin Expedition - Lost & Found

Michael has written biographies of: Sir Ernest Shackleton; Tom Crean; Francis Crozier; Laurence Oates; Sir James Wordie; Ireland Antarctic Explorers - Bransfield, Keohane, Forde, MacCarthy brothers.