Mini Aodla Freeman’s extraordinary story, sometimes humourous and sometimes heartbreaking, illustrates an Inuit woman’s ......more
Life Among the Qallunaat is the story of Mini Aodla Freeman’s experiences growing up in the Inuit communities of James B......more
As climate change makes the Arctic a region of key political interest, so questions of sovereignty are once more drawing......more
On a blustery, West Highland summer’s day in the early 1950s, a black-hulled mail steamer ploughed its way northwards fr......more
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A collection of documents on Spitzbergen and Greenland. This book, "A collection of documents on Spitzbergen and Greenla......more
Unabridged. 97 original photographs and maps. An epic account of one of the most extraordinary feats of physical and men......more
Unabridged. 97 original photographs and maps. An epic account of one of the most extraordinary feats of physical and men......more
Roald Amundsen was the most successful polar explorer of his era using sledges, dogs, skis, and ships. He is mainly reme......more
Douglas Mawson was determined to make his mark on Antarctica as no other explorer had done before him. What really happe......more
In 1910 Roald Amundsen set off from Oslo toward the North Pole but soon received word that two Americans--Frederick Cook......more
In the late 1800s, "Arctic Fever" swept across the nation as dozens of American expeditions sailed north to the Arctic t......more
These first hand accounts of Greenlanders have rarely been recorded. Written in 1887, with exquisite poetic detail, the ......more
With historical research and rare interviews, explore the highs and lows of aviation north of the 60th parallel. This jo......more
In the golden age of polar exploration (from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s), many an expedition set out to answer the......more
In 1897 three men disappeared in the North Pole only now have their final hours been revealed with this award-winning fo......more
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A lifelong Alaskan, Steve Kahn moved at the age of nine from the metropolis of Anchorage to the foothills of the Chuga......more
First published in 1878, this English translation of the memoirs of Hans Hendrik (c.1834-89), a native Greenlander, prov......more
Eskimo Life is a book written by Fridtjof Nansen and published in 1894. The book provides a detailed and fascinating acc......more
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On 14 December 1911, Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) and his Norwegian team became the first humans to reach the South Pole, ......more
On 14 December 1911, Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) and his Norwegian team became the first humans to reach the South Pole, ......more
Stranded in a stormy corner of the North Atlantic midway between Norway and Iceland, the Faroe Islands are part of the ......more
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A mix of history, geography, myth, and personal truth, this book explores the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland Is......more
Full of extraordinary characters, this tale of a secret mission is based upon previously unpublished diarires, letters, ......more
In the second half of the eighteenth century, the Russian Empire-already the largest on earth-expanded its dominion onto......more
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Pakistan s nuclear arsenal - the fastest growing in the world - raises concerns on many grounds. Although far from the s......more
On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hau......more
The spike in global food prices in 2007-08 not only led to riots on several continents; it also reawakened fears about t......more
L histoire de l quip e du HMS Investigator et de la r cente d couverte de son pave par une quipe d arch ologues subaqua......more
In the Shadow of the Pole explains how the Arctic came to be part of Canada. In the Shadow of the Pole tells the history......more
The Arctic is opening. Global warming is leading to seasonal sea-ice retreat, which in turn opens hitherto impassable sh......more
Peter J. Marchand’s Life in the Cold remains the one book that offers a comprehensive picture of the interactions of pla......more
"Mr. Jarvis’s tribute to Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition has had a danger and heroism that are worthy of the or......more
In the 1970s, Hydro-Quebec declared in a publicity campaign We Are Hydro-Quebecois. The slogan symbolized the intimate......more
This book offers the first comprehensive examination of Russia’s Arctic strategy, ranging from climate change issues and......more
This book offers the first comprehensive examination of Russia’s Arctic strategy, ranging from climate change issues and......more
Since the 18th century, Greenland’s geometric center, Eismitte, has been one of the most forbidding but scientifically r......more
Since the 18th century, Greenland’s geometric center, Eismitte, has been one of the most forbidding but scientifically r......more
A four-man patrol from the North West Mounted Police left Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, heading for Dawson City......more
The story of the bold voyage of HMS Investigator and the modern-day discovery of its wreck by Parks Canada s underwater ......more
This story begins with Dr. Weihaupt s explorations in the deep unexplored interior of Antarctica and the questions they ......more
"In Leading on the Edge, successful business speaker and consultant Rachael Robertson shares the lessons she learned as ......more
"The South Pole discovered" trumpeted the front page of The Daily Chronicle on March 8, 1912, marking Roald Amundsen’s t......more
""Paramount Newsreel Men With Admiral Byrd In Little America"" is a non-fiction book written by Wallace West. The book i......more
""Rear Admiral Byrd And The Polar Expeditions: With An Account Of His Life And Achievements"" is a non-fiction book that......more
The Last Viking unravels the life of the man who stands head and shoulders above all those who raced to map the last cor......more
This gripping story of courage and achievement is an account of Robert Falcon Scott s last fateful expedition to the Ant......more
Since the first sailing ships spied the Antarctic coastline in 1820, the frozen continent has captured the world’s imagi......more
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In 1910, hoping that the study of penguin eggs would provide an evolutionary link between birds and reptiles, a group of......more
Now available in paperback, the incredible story of Australia’s most famous polar explorer and the giants from the heroi......more
Gripping tales of survival, exploration, and discovery are told with humour and panache in the ripped-from-the-archives ......more
In 1743, a Russian ship was blown off course and trapped in ice off the coast of Svalbard (Spitzbergen), a barren Arctic......more
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His two companions were dead, his food and supplies had vanished in a crevasse, and Douglas Mawson was still one hundred......more
Caribou Skin Clothing of the Iglulik Inuit outlines the various steps involved in the creation of traditional Inuit cari......more
In 1897, at the height of the heroic age of Arctic exploration, the visionary Swedish explorer S. A. Andr e made a revol......more
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A history of the Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland Islands and the Weddell Sea, John Harrison s book is a series of re......more
Bitter cold and constant snow. Polar bears, seals, and killer whales. Victor Frankenstein chasing his monstrous creation......more
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Antarctica, the last place on Earth, is not famous for its cuisine. Yet it is famous for stories of heroic expeditions i......more
Through the eyes of the men involved, Meredith Hooper recounts one of the greatest tales of adventure and endurance, whi......more
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The Antarctic is one the most hostile natural environments in the world, an extraordinary physical space which changes s......more
In 1845, John Franklin’s Northwest Passage expedition disappeared. The expedition left an archive of performative remain......more
In 1845, John Franklin’s Northwest Passage expedition disappeared. The expedition left an archive of performative remain......more
A century before Columbus arrived in America, two brothers from Venice are said to have explored parts of the New World.......more
More than a distant continent, Antarctica is a land of the imagination, shaping and shaped for centuries by explorers, a......more
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Polar explorers were the superstars of the heroic age of exploration, a period spanning the Victorian and Edwardian er......more
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In this grand and astonishing account, Alec Wilkinson brings us the story of S. A. Andree, the visionary Swedish aeronau......more
In this grand and astonishing account, Alec Wilkinson brings us the story of S. A. Andr e, the visionary Swedish aeronau......more
Drawing on the amazing story of Shackleton and his polar exploration team’s survival against all odds, author Dennis N. ......more
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