CK - Polar Regions 1

As war clouds darkened over Europe in 1914, a party led by Shackleton set out to make the first crossing of the entire Antarctic continent via the Pole. But their initial optimism was short-lived as……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

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

This special bundle is your essential guide to all things concerning Canada’s polar regions, which make up the majority of Canada’s territory but are places most of us will never visit. The Arctic h……続きを見る

In the second half of the eighteenth century, the Russian Empire-already the largest on earth-expanded its dominion onto the ocean. Through a series of government-sponsored voyages of discovery and ……続きを見る

A geographer with extensive research experience in the Canadian North, Jack D. Ives has written a lively and informative account of several expeditions to Baffin Island during the “golden age” of fe……続きを見る

This book will be of interest to scholars, students, and public servants doing research and work in the areas of Canadian public administration, Indigenous governance, public policy, and territorial……続きを見る

Northern Canada's distinctive landscapes, its complex social relations and the contested place of the North in contemporary political, military, scientific and economic affairs have fueled recent sc……続きを見る

Un carnet de bord qui prend vie ... pour une expédition scientifique incroyable ! Le capitaine britannique Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) retrace l'expédition Nimrod, première tentative pour atteindr……続きを見る

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 1914, the polar explorer Ernest Shackleton announced an ambitious plan to lead the first trek across Antarctica via the South Pole. The expedition would prove fraught with adventureーand peril. S……続きを見る

This is the first systematic account of the Joint Arctic Weather Stations (JAWS), a collaborative science program between Canada and the United States that created a distinctive state presence in th……続きを見る

In 'The Glacier Gate' by Frank Lillie Pollock, readers are taken on a journey through a frozen landscape where nature and humanity collide. Pollock's descriptive prose beautifully captures the harsh……続きを見る

The explorer’s classic account of adventure and survival in the Antarcticーwith photos from the journey and color images of polar landscapes and animal life. In 1914, polar explorer Ernest Shackleto……続きを見る

Aurora Australis stands as a monument in the realm of exploration literature, not merely for its accounts of the harrowing and awe-inspiring experiences of the 1907-1909 British Antarctic Expedition……続きを見る

Ernest Shackleton's 'South' is a gripping firsthand account of the ill-fated Endurance expedition to Antarctica. Shackleton's literary style captures the harrowing journey with vivid detail and emot……続きを見る

In Ernest Henry Shackleton's book 'South!', readers are taken on an unforgettable journey through the harrowing ordeal of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Shackleton's skilled narrative styl……続きを見る

In the winter of 1913, high in the Canadian Arctic, two Catholic priests set out on a dangerous mission to do what no white men had ever attempted: reach a group of utterly isolated Eskimos and conv……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 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

Replica of 1836 edition by Baudry's European Library, Paris. 
Elibron Classics. 
With Illustrations. 
Oversize maps are available as a free download. 
Admiral Sir George Back FRS (6 November 1796 – ……続きを見る

These pages narrate the travels, in a popular sense, of an Alaskan exploring expedition. The expedition was organized with seven members at Vancouver Barracks, Washington, and left Portland, Oregon,……続きを見る

In 1911 Roald Amundsen beat Robert Falcon Scott to the South Pole, and Scott and his colleagues all died on the return journey. Ernest Shackleton, who had served with Scott on a previous expedition,……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur Roald Amundsen et la course au pôle Sud en moins d’une heure ! La fin du XIXe siècle marque le commencement de la conquête des pôles. Faisant naître une……続きを見る

Who was first to the South Pole? Does the question seem banal? Far from it. Of his own accomplishment, Roald Amundsen stated unequivocally: “we were not standing on the absolute spot”. Captain Rober……続きを見る

Aurora Australis stands as the first book ever produced in Antarctica, a monumental feat in the annals of polar exploration and literature. This collection, birthed amidst the icy expanse of Shackle……続きを見る

China's Arctic Ambitions and What They Mean for Canada is an in-depth studies of China's increasing interest in the Arctic. It offers a holistic approach to understanding Chinese motivations and the……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

A fascinating biography of the British explorer whose legendary expedition to the South Pole was shrouded in controversy and tragedy. Captain Robert Falcon Scott CVO (6 June 1868-29 March 1912) was ……続きを見る

How the fur trade changed the North and created the modern Arctic: “The history is fascinating.” ーAnchorage Daily News In the early twentieth century, northerners lived and trapped in one of the wo……続きを見る