Polar Regions 2

The British Commonwealth-sponsored Trans-Antarctic Expedition (TAE) of 195758, under the leadership of Dr Vivian Fuchs, completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole. A pio……続きを見る

An innovatively packaged literary anthology published to commemorate the International Polar Year-and remind us what we're in danger of losing. The Arctic and Antarctic ice shelves have been an obje……続きを見る

The legendary tale of Ernest Shackleton's grueling Antarctic expedition, recounted in riveting first-person detail by the captain of HMS Endurance. You seriously mean to tell me that the ship is doo……続きを見る

Is the Canadian North a state of mind or simply the lands and waters above the 60th parallel? In searching for the ill-fated Franklin Expedition in the 19th century, Britain's Royal Navy mapped and ……続きを見る

Elibron Classics. Replica of 1884 edition by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, London. This is an illustrated edition. This edition is published in 2 volumes sold separately. This volume……続きを見る

The story of the only person to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon, and the golden age of Polar Exploration. In August 1930 a Norwegian sloop sailing in the Arctic Ocean moored at a remote i……続きを見る

Shackleton's Forgotten Expedition is the story of Ernest Shackleton's epic journey toward the South Pole. Lacking funds and plagued by hunger, cruel weather, and unpredictable terrain, Shackleton an……続きを見る

I. Van Noorwegen naar de Groote Barrière. Mijn programma.ーDe toebereidselen aan boord van de Fram.ーProeftochten.ーZielkundige waarnemingen over de honden.ーOponthoud op Madera.ーIk onthul mijn met……続きを見る

"Peter Nichols has crafted a terrifyingly relevant historical narrative...A terrific read." -Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In The Heart of the Sea In 1871, America's last fleet of whaling ships was……続きを見る

Antarctic Diaries of the Heroic Era Imperfect records yet the best available as exemplified by the 1911-1913 Antarctic Diary of Charles Turnbull Harrisson, Western Base party, Australasian Antarctic……続きを見る

Scottish doctor and explorer John Rae is a controversial figure in the history of the Arctic. He began his career with the Hudson's Bay Company as a surgeon in Moose Factory, Ontario, where he learn……続きを見る

The frozen continent of Antarctica has always captured the imagination of explorers and adventurers from around the World, most especially in the first few decades of the 20th Century, when the race……続きを見る

A journey to the home of the Esquimaux in Greenland during the mid Nineteenth Century exploring the Native customs and habits.続きを見る

This edition is published in 2 volumes sold separately.
 Elibron Classics. Replica of 1908 edition by Archibald Constable & Company Limited, London.
Oversize maps are available as a free downlo……続きを見る

I write to you our truth in poetry with no fear, Your five sences from you will stear. 続きを見る

2 works of John Ross Scottish rear admiral and Arctic explorer (1777-1856) This ebook presents a collection of 2 works of John Ross. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the……続きを見る

In this grand and astonishing tale, Alec Wilkinson brings us the story of S. A. Andrée, the visionary Swedish aeronaut who, in 1897, during the great age of Arctic endeavor, left to discover the Nor……続きを見る

With prospectors, trappers, and whalers pouring into northwestern Canada, the North West Mounted Police were dispatched to the newest frontier to maintain patrols, protect indigenous peoples, and en……続きを見る

There are more famous names than Tom Crean’s from the “heroic age” of Antarctic exploration, but there are few stories as compelling as his. The Antarctic is a harsh place of bitter cold and darknes……続きを見る

It is said that the sparkle from Canadian diamonds mimics the awesome and seductive radiance of the northern lights. Yet until 1991, no one thought diamonds could even be found in Canadaーno one exc……続きを見る

"The North Pole" is Capt. Robert E. Peary's personal account of his expedition to attempt to be the first Man to reach the Geographic North Pole. Peary achieved his dream in 1909 (although doubt has……続きを見る

The stories of the first explorers of the Arctic and the North Pole have always been somewhat overshadowed by the famous and tragic race for the South Pole a decade later. In truth the story is no l……続きを見る

Born in Manitoba of Icelandic parents, Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879-1962) became one of Canada’s most famous and controversial Arctic explorers. After graduate studies in anthropology at Harvard Univ……続きを見る

Global warming has had a dramatic impact on the Arctic environment, including the ice melt that has opened previously ice-covered waterways. State and non-state actors who look to the region and its……続きを見る

Louis Bernacchi’s book Saga of the ‘Discovery’  is a comprehensive history of the fascinating ship which was built specifically for Antarctic exploration and which was used intermittently for s……続きを見る

Roald Amundsen records his race to be the first man to reach the South Pole. Amundsen's expertise enabled him to succeed where his predecessors, and competitors, did not. His rival Captain Robert F.……続きを見る

In the barren lands of Canada far north of the Arctic circle, summers are quick and cool, mere short interruptions in the true business of the polar regions, winter. Winters there can be dangerous w……続きを見る

One of the world's greatest works of travel and adventure writing, reissued on its 100th birthday. This is a gripping account of an expedition gone disastrously wrong. Apsley Cherry-Garrard, one of ……続きを見る

"Boven de ontdekkingsreizen, die de poollanden met hun eeuwig ijs tot doel hadden, spant zich niet alleen de reine glans, die afstraalt van de witte sneeuwvelden, maar ook de weerschijn van heilige ……続きを見る

His two companions dead, food and supplies vanished in a crevasse, Douglas Mawson was still one hundred miles from camp. On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Douglas Mawson, leader of the……続きを見る