Polar Regions 8

South! The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917 is the riveting blow-by-blow narrative of the ill-fated polar expedition of the Endurance from the mouth of the Captain, Sir Ernest Shackl……続きを見る

In 1845, British explorer Sir John Franklin set out on a voyage to find the North-West Passage – the sea route linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. The expedition was expected to complete its ……続きを見る

Lees nu 2 hoofdstukken over het fascinerende Noorden Adwin de Kluyver neemt de lezer mee op reis langs mythes, legendes, overleveringen, wetenschappelijke ontdekkingen, verdichtsels, utopieën en her……続きを見る

Een ontdekkingsreis naar het fascinerende Noorden Adwin de Kluyver neemt de lezer mee op reis langs mythes, legendes, overleveringen, wetenschappelijke ontdekkingen, verdichtsels, utopieën en hersen……続きを見る

In the early 1950s, a number of Inuit men, women, and children were loaded on ships and sent to live in the cold and barren lands of the Canadian High Arctic. Spurred by government agents’ promises ……続きを見る

In the golden age of polar exploration (from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s), many an expedition set out to answer the big questionーwas the Arctic a continent, an open ocean beyond a barrier of i……続きを見る

Adrift in a life without risk or surprise and with a burning desire to make some sense of his place in the world, Alastair Vere Nicoll dived into the unknown. Leaving the security of friends, work a……続きを見る

Imagining the Arctic explores the culture and politics of polar exploration and the making of its heroes. Leading explorers, the celebrity figures of their day, went to great lengths to convince the……続きを見る

Science during the Cold War has become a matter of lively interest within the historical research community, attracting the attention of scholars concerned with the history of science, the Cold War,……続きを見る

Long at the margins of global affairs and at the edge of our mental map of the world, the Arctic has found its way to the center of the issues which will challenge and define our world in the twenty……続きを見る

In this addition to the What Everyone Needs to Know® series, David Day examines the most forbidding and formidably inaccessible continent on Earth. For over a century following its discovery by Euro……続きを見る

In The Greening of Antarctica Alessandro Antonello investigates the development of an international regime of environmental protection and management between the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1……続きを見る

Conversations defining the Arctic region often provoke debate and controversy -- for scientists, this lies in the imprecise and imaginary line known as the Arctic Circle; for countries like Canada, ……続きを見る

Charles Turley's 'The Voyages of Captain Scott' is a meticulously researched account of the legendary Antarctic expeditions led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott. The book provides a comprehensive look……続きを見る

Conversations defining the Arctic region often provoke debate and controversy -- for scientists, this lies in the imprecise and imaginary line known as the Arctic Circle; for countries like Canada, ……続きを見る

“One helluva read.”ーNewsweek • “Gripping.”ーOutside • “Spellbinding.”ーAssociated Press • “Powerful.”ーNew York In 1912, the Saint Anna, a Russian exploration vessel in search of fertile hunting gr……続きを見る

Er galt als blinder Fleck, als Problem, als Ende der Welt und ewig ungelöstes Geheimnis: der Nordpol. Während andere rätselten und rechneten, schritt ein verrückter Zeitungsverleger auf der Jagd nac……続きを見る

Over the century between the first Oblate mission to the Canadian central Arctic in 1867 and the radical shifts brought about by Vatican II, the region was the site of complex interactions between I……続きを見る

The U.S. Naval Institute Wheel Books provide important information, pragmatic advice, and cogent analysis on topics important to all naval professionals. Drawn from the U.S. Naval Institute's vast a……続きを見る

In this third volume of In Those Days, Harper shares stories of the rise and fall of the whaling industry in the Eastern Canadian Arctic. At the turn of the nineteenth century, whale baleen and blub……続きを見る

Arctic historian Kenn Harper gathers the best of his columns about Inuit history, which appear weekly in Nunatsiaq News, in this exciting new series of books. Each installment of In Those Days: Coll……続きを見る

Kenn Harper shares the tales of murderers, thieves, and fraudsters--as well as the wrongfully accused--in the early days of Northern colonization. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, settler ……続きを見る

David Crane has given us the definitive biography of one of Britain’s greatest heroes and explorers. ‘It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more…For God’s sake look after our people.’ Thes……続きを見る

Embark on an enthralling journey through the stark and gripping terrains of the Arctic with 'Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1825, 1826, and 1827.' This……続きを見る

In "New Lands Within the Arctic Circle," Julius Payer embarks on an ambitious expedition through uncharted territories in the Arctic, showcasing not only the wonders of the landscape but the complex……続きを見る

In "The Journey to the Polar Sea," John Franklin crafts a riveting account of his ill-fated expedition through the treacherous Arctic in the mid-19th century. The narrative, rich with vivid descript……続きを見る

The leader of the relief expedition gives a short account of the journey to Peary's Aid.続きを見る

In "Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage," Sir William Edward Parry meticulously documents his expedition from 1824 to 1825, illuminating both the daunting challenge……続きを見る

In "The Siege and Conquest of the North Pole," George Bryce crafts an enthralling narrative that weaves together historical fact, vivid imagination, and a compelling exploration of human ambition. S……続きを見る

An account of the early twentieth century Polar region explorer who was the first to complete an aerial expedition to the North Pole aboard an airship. Roald Amundsen was the most successful polar e……続きを見る