Acts of violence committed in the name of the extreme "Christian Identity" ideology also come to mind, as do the exploits of the Ku Klux Klan, which portrayed itself as upholding Christian morality during its terror spree in the 20th Century.
"In the early years of the 20th century, toy penguins soared in popularity as the exploits of Antarctic explorers such as Shackleton and Scott fascinated the public," said Wormell.
Prebble is a veteran TV producer, and in the introduction he talks up his exclusive in the style of a press release or the breathless opening minutes of a modern documentary, as "a tale as incredible as the exploits of James Bond, straight out of John le Carré".
But Britain's long romance with Arab lands was at its height after the war, as the exploits of Lawrence of Arabia and even Gertrude Bell — a primary power in the creation of modern Iraq, in 1921, and hailed as its "uncrowned queen" — made headlines.
Yet his story is as gripping as the exploits of Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen, even though he didn't seek the glory of being the first to reach the Geographic South Pole.
Growing up in Big Oak Flat, Calif., Anker said, he was as fascinated by the stories of J. R. R. Tolkien's Hobbits as with the exploits of adventurers like Mallory and Ernest Shackleton.
This rate was least for penalty P ρ 2 and, moreover, choosing tuning factors on the basis of the change in log L performed almost as well as exploiting knowledge of the population values.
As of now, the exploit only exists on paper, but now that it's "out there," well, the countdown has started.
As we watched the exploits of Bernie Williams, Paul O'Neill, Derek Jeter and Tino Martinez -- because those were the Yankees back then, not the tired and frayed version put out for consumption today -- there was still music between us.
And despite Rushworth's best efforts, Scott Borthwick - who batted despite a finger injury - was the last man standing as Overton matched the exploits of Alfonso Thomas and Wood in taking five wickets in an innings during the match.
