The Last Hero: Bill Tilman, a Biography of the Explorer

by Tim Madge

Book Overview

Biography of the sailor, mountaineer, and adventurer, called perhaps the greatest explorer of the twentieth century. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898864526
• ISBN13: 9780898864526
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

A lonely end

Bill Tilman was happiest when his crew was Australian. Bill Tilman was comfortable in his old boats as they set off on voyages of months and years, and he could not understand why others aboard felt otherwise. This is an uncomfortable book in that it portrays the selfishness of an explorer, the selflessness of the explorer. Bill Tilman was a very hard man on himself, and anyone else who thought they had the stamina to go with him. A must read for anyone thinking of going on an Outward Bound course.