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Signed Tom Crean Biography – Special Edition with Personalised Message

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Please Note: The story in this edition is currently being updated and the new version will be made available in May 2023. Given the limited stock of this specially made version, it is considered a collectors item that will be signed and distributed by myself, Tim Foley.

A colour, special 2nd edition, signed Tom Crean biography. Available as a singular item and in sets of two or five copies. Shipping is worldwide and shipping charges will appear at checkout. The book is an author arranged print run manufactured in County Kerry. Copies purchased here are delivered with a bookmark of your choice in one of two styles – Bookmark One (Xmas Version) or Bookmark Two  Indicate your choice/s in the notes section at checkout.

 

Description

‘Crean – The Extraordinary Life of an Irish Hero’ is the most comprehensive study ever written into the life of one of Irelands great national treasures – Tom Crean. This biography, available as a collector’s item, second edition, is labelled a Centenary version to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Tom Crean’s retirement from the Navy in 1920. The research undertaken to transcribe information to Tom Crean’s biography, gave rise to major revisions of Crean’s article entry in the Royal Irish Academy’s Dictionary of Irish Biography. The changes were applied on March 17th 2021.

The remaining stock of this Kerry-made print is limited. Each copy purchased arrives with a free custom designed bookmark (2 design options available including one with a Christmas greeting). Buyers are also given the option to order a signed copy with a personalised message of their choice to their chosen recipient.

Comprising 55,000 words, 3 specifically designed maps, 31 related news-clippings, 6 photographs, 4 colour illustrations, this 8 chapter biography of Tom Crean is a meticulously researched study into the life of the Kerry-born explorer, Tom Crean.

A fully referenced volume, the book covers the life of Crean before, during and after his three expeditions to Antarctica. The back matter features further Crean related facts and hypothesises over what may have happened had Crean been a member of Scotts final Polar Party.

Described by Dr, Jennifer FitzGerald a retired Senior Lecturer of Queen’s University, Belfast, as “a carefully documented, well-organized volume that offers the reader a full and gripping history of an unassuming Irishman”,

 

Additional information

Weight 0.53 kg
Dimensions 23 × 15.3 × 1.4 cm

4 reviews for Signed Tom Crean Biography – Special Edition with Personalised Message

  1. Reader Review Submitted by Admin

    “Hi. I have just finished reading Crean and I have to tell you that I just loved it. Beautifully written. Thank you and congratulations for capturing the essence of the man and the times that he lived in.” 

  2. Reader Review Submitted by Admin

    “Just finished reading the ebook. Well done – I particularly liked the links to the original sources and the snippets like Bill Wilson holidaying in Inch and the link with the Lusitania” 

  3. Reader Review Submitted by Admin

    “Have just finished reading Tim Foley’s book. Thank you so much you have done Tom Crean proud” 

  4. Jin Casey

    cannot wait to read this

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