TY  - GEN
T1  - An empire of ice : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science
A1  - Larson, Edward J. (Edward John)
LA  - English
PP  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
YR  - 2011
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn727951828
AB  - Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, An Empire of Ice presents a fascinating new take on Antarctic exploration. Retold with added information, it's the first book to place the famed voyages of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, his British rivals Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton, and others in a larger scientific, social, and geopolitical context. Efficient, well prepared, and focused solely on the goal of getting to his destination and back, Amundsen has earned his place in history as the first to reach the South Pole. Scott, meanwhile, has been reduced in the public mind to a dashing incompetent who stands for little more than relentless perseverance in the face of inevitable defeat. An Empire of Ice offers a new perspective on the Antarctic expeditions of the early twentieth century by looking at the British efforts for what they actually were: massive scientific enterprises in which reaching the South Pole was but a spectacular sideshow. By focusing on the larger purpose, Edward Larson deepens our appreciation of the explorers' achievements, shares little-known stories, and shows what the Heroic Age of Antarctic discovery was really about.
OP  - 326
CN  - G872.B8 L37 2011eb
SN  - 9780300159769
SN  - 0300159765
SN  - 1283114356
SN  - 9781283114356
SN  - 1452603146
SN  - 9781452603148
SN  - 9786613114358
SN  - 6613114359
SN  - 9780300154085
SN  - 0300154089
KW  - Scott, Robert Falcon, : 1868-1912.
KW  - Shackleton, Ernest Henry, : Sir, : 1874-1922.
KW  - ScottRobert Falcon, : 1868-1912.
KW  - ShackletonErnest Henry, : (Sir), : 1874-1922.
KW  - Scott, Robert Falcon, : 1868-1912
KW  - Shackleton, Ernest Henry, : Sir, : 1874-1922
KW  - Scott, Robert F.
KW  - Shackleton, Ernest H.
KW  - Antarctica : Discovery and exploration : British.
KW  - Scientific expeditions : Antarctica : History : 20th century.
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - Expéditions scientifiques : Antarctique : Histoire : 20e siècle.
KW  - Livres numériques.
KW  - e-books.
KW  - TRAVEL.
KW  - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY : Adventurers & Explorers.
KW  - Discoveries in geography : British
KW  - Scientific expeditions
KW  - Antarctica
KW  - Erforschung
KW  - Antarktis
KW  - Südpol
KW  - Expedition.
KW  - Antarktis.
KW  - Forskningsresor : historia.
KW  - Polarexpeditioner : historia.
KW  - Upptäcktsresande : historia.
KW  - Antarctica : Exploration.
KW  - Scientific expeditions : History.
KW  - 1900-1999
KW  - 1900-talet.
KW  - dissertations.
KW  - History
KW  - Academic theses.
KW  - Thèses et écrits académiques.
ER  -