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Author: Colin Bertram Publisher: Macnutt Press ISBN: 9781447424055 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 160
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author: Colin Bertram Publisher: Macnutt Press ISBN: 9781447424055 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 160
Book Description
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author: George Colin Lawder Bertram Publisher: Cambridge : W. Heffer ISBN: Category : Antarctica Languages : en Pages : 158
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Animal life; technique of living; political and strategic considerations. New edition of the author's "Arctic and Antarctic : the technique of polar travel", Cambridge, 1939.
Author: Jen Green Publisher: ISBN: 9780872264892 Category : Explorers Languages : en Pages : 52
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"Exploring the Polar Regions" describes the perils of Arctic and Antarctic travel, and the courage of the explorers who first mapped these frozen wastelands. It tells of the quest for the fabled Northwest and Northeast Passages through icy Arctic seas, of Peary's conquest of the North Pole, Shackleton's epic journey and the race for the South Pole. You will learn why these explorers set out, hazards they encountered along the way, what they discovered in the farthest reaches of the Earth, and more. Clear maps and superb reconstructions bring these journeys vividly to life.
Author: Robert E. Peary Publisher: Good Press ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 205
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"Secrets of Polar Travel" by Robert E. Peary is and expansion of the Peary system of Arctic exploration which appeared originally in "The North Pole". Peary was a prolific explorer who is one of the few people to brave the frigid and unforgiving arctic. Even today, very few people will ever get the chance to travel there and this book provides a way to live the experience second-hand.
Author: Patricia D. Sutherland Publisher: University of Ottawa Press ISBN: 1772821241 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 232
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Sixteen papers from the 1984 multidisciplinary symposium entitled “The Franklin Era in Canadian Arctic History, 1845-59” held in Ottawa, Ontario. The papers address a wide range of research topics and issues surrounding the disappearance of Sir John Franklin and his third expedition to the Canadian Arctic, 1845-1948, and the subsequent search efforts that spanned the period from 1847 to 1859.
Author: Fridtjof Nansen Publisher: MarcoPolo Editions ISBN: Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 807
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Nansen's "Fram" expedition was an attempt by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen to reach the geographical North Pole by harnessing the natural east-west current of the Arctic Ocean. Despite much discouragement from other polar explorers, in 1893, Nansen took his schooner "Fram", specially designed to withstand the relentless challenges of the poles, to the New Siberian Islands in the eastern Arctic Ocean, froze her into the pack ice, and waited for the drift to carry her towards the North Pole. Three years later, Frederick Jackson, who had organised his own expedition to Franz Josef Land, was astonished to see "a tall man, wearing a soft felt hat, loosely made, voluminous clothes and long shaggy hair and beard, all reeking with black grease". After a moment's awkward hesitation, Jackson recognised his visitor: "You are Nansen, aren't you?", and received the reply "Yes, I am Nansen." Nansen's first task on his return was to write his account of the voyage. This he did remarkably quickly, producing 300,000 words of Norwegian text by November 1896; the English translation, titled “Farthest North” was ready in January 1897. The book was an instant success, and secured Nansen's long-term financial future. Although Nansen retired from exploration after this expedition, the methods of travel and survival he developed with Johansen influenced all the polar expeditions, north and south, which followed in the subsequent three decades. In his brilliant and spellbound first-person account of this epic polar expedition, Nansen vividly describes the dangerous voyage he took with his crew in the “Fram”, and the 15-month-long attempt to reach the North Pole by sledge, when realizing that the ship would not drift to the pole, he departed with Johansen alone and faced on foot the drifting ice, violent storms, the extreme cold of the Arctic winter and the attacks of wild animals, like polar bears and walruses. “Farthest North” is an unforgettable tale and a unique chance to accompany one of the world’s greatest explorers on one of history’s most daring expeditions.
Author: Richard Sale Publisher: ISBN: 9780898868739 Category : Antarctic Languages : en Pages : 0
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In this fascinating history of exploration at the ends of the Earth, photos and stories chronicle feats of bravery, blind ambition, and petty rivalry set in an indifferent and hostile environment. 200 color photos.
Author: Colin Bertram
Author: Colin Bertram
Author: Colin Bertram
Author: George Colin Lawder Bertram
Author: Jen Green
Author: Robert E. Peary
Author: Naval Photographic Interpretation Center (U.S.)
Author: G. Firth Scott
Author: Patricia D. Sutherland
Author: Fridtjof Nansen
Author: Richard Sale