Polar Regions 8

La traversée de la Nouvelle-Zélande à la Terre Victoria fut féconde en péripéties. La tempête, l’ouragan assaillirent presque sans trêve la Terra-Nova qui finalement se trouva, durant vingt et un jo……続きを見る

Questo non è un libro scientifico sull’aurora boreale, perlomeno non nel senso consueto del termine. Il suo scopo in primo luogo è quello di portare agli occhi del lettore questo meraviglioso fenome……続きを見る

Questa autobiografia fotografica parla della mia vita, dall'infanzia all'età adulta, ma soprattutto di viaggi e luoghi lontani. Potrà strapparti qualche lacrima e molti sorrisi. Mettendo piede in og……続きを見る

Als die lang geplante Nordreise platzt, lässt die Arktis-Sehnsucht ihn nicht los. Und so versucht der für seine Romane bekannte Autor ihr anders nachzugehen als an Bord eines Schiffes: träumend – un……続きを見る

"One of the keenest sportsmen and raciest narrators, indeed a mighty hunter." - Crosthwaite's Register, 1860 "The first to make a shooting-trip to the Polar regions." -Blackwood's, 1894 "No one can ……続きを見る

"Polaris is a real dog...Bartlett calls him the finest Eskimo dog in the world...his parents...reached the North Pole with Peary...the book about him is a real saga...no one who loves dogs can affor……続きを見る

When an expedition starts for distant and mysterious regions for an uncertain length of time, and particularly when its objective point is the frozen heart of the Arctic Circle, it is natural that t……続きを見る

"Thrilling and always intensely interesting." - Book Buyer, 1912 "Interesting narrative ... of places hitherto entirely unknown and unexplored by hunters ... as thrilling as they are novel." - The P……続きを見る

"Born too late for the height of the fur trade, the author still made a living and a life on his own terms." -Reader Review "This man of the woods is amazing." -Reader Review "An almost unbelievable……続きを見る

"Not since the publication of Mr. Stanley's 'In Darkest Africa' has any work of travel been received with the enthusiastic welcome accorded to Dr. Nansen's 'Farthest North.'" –The Publisher, 1897 Wr……続きを見る

"As a record of adventure, of imminent peril and hair-breadth escapes, of hunting polar bears, and taking a winter tramp of a thousand miles, we know no narrative of more absorbing character." -Meth……続きを見る

May Kellogg Sullivan's 1903 book "A Woman Who Went to Alaska" is a story, or rather a record of facts more interesting than historical fiction, as it recounts the experiences and adventures of Mrs. ……続きを見る

"Stefansson...tells how he became an explorer...how he learned to hunt seal and caribou, what the Eskimo are like and how they live." -Bellingham Herald, Jan. 31, 1923 "Describes...how the Eskimos l……続きを見る

"Calhoun, half conscious, bleeding and stunned, crawled from the ruin, only to be pounced upon, scalped and left for dead...He crawled painfully ...carrying his scalp in his hand." -Isaac B. Hammond……続きを見る

"An epic of adventureーmoving ice packs, snow houses, polar bears, the crossing of open leads...fine, fat seals and juicy caribou." -Bulletin (1922) "An adventure of a lifetime. He lived in the Cana……続きを見る

Ein einmaliger Bericht über Leben und Alltag am geografischen Südpol Wenn sich der antarktische Sommer dem Ende entgegenneigt und das letzte Flugzeug abhebt, ist die Besatzung der Amundsen-Scott Süd……続きを見る

"Ethnologist Rasmussen journeyed widely across Greenland...in support of his theory that the Eskimo (Inuit) were descended from migratory Asian tribes." -The Mammoth Book of Polar Journeys (2011) "T……続きを見る

L’expédition de M. Nansen au Grönland est une des explorations les plus hardies, les plus fécondes en résultats, entreprises depuis longtemps dans les régions arctiques. Pour la première fois, l’imm……続きを見る

"Mrs. Hitchcock has written a narrative of a journey the like of which has never been undertaken before." - The Review of Reviews, 1900 "Most thrilling ... she returned the proud possessor of mounta……続きを見る

Men go out into the void spaces of the world for various reasons. Some are incited simply by a love of adventure, some have a keen thirst for scientific knowledge, and others are drawn away from tro……続きを見る

Depuis plusieurs années, je préparais une expédition dans le bassin arctique. Avec le Fran, je me proposais d’entreprendre une nouvelle dérive à travers l’océan Glacial, en partant du détroit de Beh……続きを見る

Polar regions are places in Earth with frigid climate. There are two polar regions and these are the Arctic and the Antarctic. In this book, you will learn to identify the locations of each of these……続きを見る

Scandinavian your guide: the ultimate guide to exploring the beauty of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The land of little mermaid, fjords, and canal travel with some breathtaking landscape. Full of bea……続きを見る

"Per luchtballon naar de Zuidpool" van Wladyslaw Uminski is een fascinerend werk dat de lezer meeneemt op een avontuurlijke expeditie naar de onontdekte gebieden van de Zuidpool. Het boek combineert……続きを見る

This new book describes many adventurous trips that the author has taken by boat or ship to many countries and regions of the world. It is divided by specific areas such an the Arctic, Europe, Ocean……続きを見る

L'Europe du vingtième siècle, l'Europe maritime et scientifique, fait le siège de l’Antarctique. Anglais, Suédois, Norvégiens, Belges, Allemands, Américains, entrent successivement dans la lutte. Le……続きを見る

This is a relentless, spellbinding tale of the capture and escape of two Yankee prisoners at the turning point of the Civil War. The Seventh Connecticut Cavalry was sent to South Carolina to occupy ……続きを見る

Thought Antarctica was only for the tough and the strong-willed? Turns out it was also for the dumb and luckless as well. Discover the great Heroic Era of Antarctica Exploration and the extreme meas……続きを見る

The longest ever journey across Antarctica. The only traverse, via The South Pole, of the greatest axis of the continent: Six men from six countries, 36 husky dogs, 220 days, near 4,000 miles (6,000……続きを見る

Forgotten Footsteps won Creative Non-Fiction Wales Book of the Year 2013. Following Wales' Book of the Year Award 2011 winning Cloud Road, comes Forgotten Footprints, a history of the Antarctic Peni……続きを見る