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An Extraordinary Life Sir Edmund Hillary Book

A biography of Sir Edmund Hillary it follows him around the world from his childhood in New Zealand to his humanitarian work with the Himalayan Sherpa people from climbing to the summit of Everest to his tractor expedition to the South Pole and jet boat adventures on the Ganga. It draws on his personal archives and includes photographs.Read More

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  • Product Description

    This best-selling, fascinating biography is a fitting and revealing tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary: family man; climber; explorer; humanitarian; and, legend of the twentieth century. Biographer and family friend, Alexa Johnston, follows Hillary's intrepid footsteps around the world, from his childhood in New Zealand to his humanitarian work with the Himalayan Sherpa people, from climbing to the summit of Everest, to his tractor expedition to the South Pole, and jet boat adventures on the Ganga. Drawing on Hillary's personal archives and including a selection of photographs, it is an intimate and inspiring portrait of a revered yet modest man who lived every second of his life to the full.

  • 0143006460
  • 9780143006466
  • Alexa Johnston
  • 28 February 2008
  • Penguin
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 420
  • illustrated edition
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