Rorke BryanAbout the Author. Currently Professor Emeritus of Geography at the University of Toronto, Rorke Bryan was born and educated in Dublin. He served for three years as a meteorologist in Antarctica with the British Antarctic Survey before emigrating to Cnada in 1967. In addition to many professional books and papers, he has published two previous maritime books, Ordeal by Ice: Ships of the Antarctic (Collins Press, Cork, 2011) and, together with Austin Dwyer, Ships to Remember: 1400 Years of Historic Ships (The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire, 2016) Read More Read Less