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ISBN: 9781842121375 - Endurance Endurance
Lansing, Alfred

ISBN10: 9780306817731  ISBN13: 9780306817731
Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Electronic Book
The astonishing saga of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's survival for over a year on the ice-bound Antarctic seas, as Time magazine put it, "e;defined heroism."e; Alfred Lansing's scrupulously researched and brilliantly narrated book -... More

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ISBN: 9780192805706 - Last Great Quest Captain Scott's Antarctic Sacrifice Last Great Quest Captain Scott's Antarctic Sacrifice
MAX, JONES

ISBN10: 9780191513053  ISBN13: 9780191513053
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic Book
The story of Captain Scott's last Antarctic expedition is one of the greatest adventure stories ever told. Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Lieutenant Henry Bowers, Petty Officer Edgar Evans, Captain Lawrence Oates, and Dr Edward Wilson all died on... More

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ISBN: 9780571179510 - I May Be Some Time I May Be Some Time
Spufford, Francis

ISBN10: 9780571266456  ISBN13: 9780571266456
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Format: Electronic Book
I May Be Some Time is a richly engrossing cultural history of our obsession with ice, Eskimos and polar exploration.When Captain Scott died in 1912 on his way back from the South Pole, his story became a myth embedded in the national imagination.. More

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ISBN: 9780753821985 - Explorer's Eye Explorer's Eye
Fleming, Fergus; Merullo, Annabel

ISBN10: 9780297856993  ISBN13: 9780297856993
Publisher: Orion Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format: Electronic Book
In the 18th century, exploration entered a new dimension - explorers were motivated by scientific inquiry rather than greed. To this end they were expected to make a full record of everything they encountered; and for the first time in history... More

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ISBN: 9780300109726 - Fate of the Corps Fate of the Corps
Morris, Larry E

ISBN10: 9780300130249  ISBN13: 9780300130249
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Electronic Book
The story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition has been told many times. But what became of the thirty-three members of the Corps of Discovery once the expedition was over?The expedition ended in 1806, and the final member of the corps passed away in... More

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ISBN: 9780752452463 - With Scott in the Antarctic With Scott in the Antarctic
Williams, Isobel E

ISBN10: 9780752473529  ISBN13: 9780752473529
Publisher: The History Press
Format: Electronic Book
Edward Wilson (1872-1912) accompanied Robert Falcon Scott on both his celebrated Antarctic voyages: the Discovery Expedition of 1901-1914 and the Terra Nova Expedition of 1910-1913. Wilson served as Junior Surgeon and Zoologist on Discovery and... More

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ISBN: 9780571223954 - Into the Abyss Into the Abyss
Allen, Benedict

ISBN10: 9780571264858  ISBN13: 9780571264858
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Format: Electronic Book
Why do explorers put themselves in dangerous situations? And, once the worst possible situation occurs, how do they find the resources to survive?In answering these questions, Benedict Allen weaves a series of tales from his own experience as well... More

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ISBN: 9780224082310 - Man Who Ate His Boots Man Who Ate His Boots
Brandt, Anthony

ISBN10: 9781446402894  ISBN13: 9781446402894
Publisher: Random House Vintage Digital
Format: Electronic Book
Dozens of missions set out for the Arctic during the first half of the nineteenth century; all ended in failure and many in disaster, as men found themselves starving to death in the freezing wilderness, sometimes with nothing left to eat but... More

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ISBN: 9780802716514 - Toward the Setting Sun Toward the Setting Sun
Boyle, David

ISBN10: 9780802779786  ISBN13: 9780802779786
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Format: Electronic Book
Most Americans don’t look far beyond Christopher Columbus when it comes to the discovery of America, yet the simple fact that we bear the name of Amerigo Vespucci suggests there is more to the story. And indeed, there is: a trio of young... More

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ISBN: 9781861894366 - Cartographic Encounters Cartographic Encounters
Short, John Rennie

ISBN10: 9781861897497  ISBN13: 9781861897497
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Format: Electronic Book
In this major re-interpretation of us history, John Rennie Short argues that until now writing about, and popular understanding of, the exploration and mapping of the New World has largely ignored the pivotal role played by indigenous people. More