An empire of ice : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science /

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 r...

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Glavni avtor: Larson, Edward J. (Edward John)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Jezik:angleščina
Izdano: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2011.
Online dostop:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=368185
Kazalo:
  • "Three cheers for the dogs"
  • A compass pointing south
  • The empire's mapmaker
  • In Challenger's wake
  • Taking the measure of men
  • March to the penguins
  • Discovering a continent's past
  • The meaning of ice
  • Epilogue : heroes' requiem.