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Available for the first time in English, this collection is of particular significance in a world where global climate c......more
This book covers the two most famous expeditions of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra......more
Hans Egede s remarkable 1770-1778 journals were first published in 1818 when the British launched their great nineteenth......more
Twenty-eight men stood on a desolate Antarctic ice floe one thousand miles from the nearest human contact. In a few mont......more
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Did Alaska create the music of John Luther Adams, or did the music create his Alaska? For the past thirty years, the vas......more
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization......more
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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
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The story of Qayaq is one of the most enduring legends of Alaskan folklore, and now this second edition of the text by E......more
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This is Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (Inuit traditional knowledge) in the flesh, co-editor and translator Jaypeetee Arnakak w......more
Discovery at Prudhoe Bay - is the story behind the greatest North American oil discovery success ever the Prudhoe Bay di......more
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Far north, hidden behind grim barriers of pack ice, are lands that hold one spellbound. Gigantic imaginary gates, with h......more
Indian and Eskimo peoples approaching Labrador from different directions and met for the first time 4200 years ago at th......more
In September 1909-after nearly two decades of determined effort and numerous attempts, during which he lost eight toes t......more
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A stunning collection of conservationist and explorer Oberholtzer’s photographs and journal entries from his famous padd......more
Robert Falcon Scott’s 1901-4 expedition to the Antarctic was a landmark event in the history of Antarctic exploration, c......more
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Charting the Siberian continental shelf during the height of the Cold War Unknown Waters tells the story of the brave of......more
The Eskimo Girl and the Englishman is a sequel to the delightful story Once Upon an Eskimo Time, which recounts the r......more
This is a new reading of the thrilling account of one of the most astonishing feats of exploration and human courage eve......more
Bridging historical and literary studies, White Horizon explores the importance of the Arctic to British understandings ......more
Historian David Crane, with full access to the explorer s papers, diaries, and expedition records, gives us an illuminat......more
This narrative reflects on one of the most perilous quests in Polar exploration--the search for the Northwest Passage. T......more
In the Lena Delta is a compelling narrative of The Jeannette Expedition to the Arctic, 1879-1881. Written in intricate d......more
An engaging reminiscence of the end of an era in arctic exploration....more
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The Arctic of towering icebergs and midnight sun, of flaming auroras and endless winter nights, has long provoked flight......more
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The untold story of the last odyssey of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration Sir Ernest Shackleton s 1914 Antarctic e......more
On February 10, 1911, we started for the South to establish depots, and continued our journey until April 11. We formed ......more
The book Antarctic Journal a Seaman s Record from 1947 contains the day-to-day observations of a young sailor assigned i......more
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The "compelling" (Seattle Times) story behind a most sacred piece of American wilderness....more
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As fascinating and exciting as any adventure novel. -The Atlantic Monthly Adventure aplenty here, not to mention execut......more
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The Antarctic is unique, geographically, politically, and scientifically. It is the most remote, hostile, and dangerous ......more
In 1898, Nome, Alaska, burst into the American consciousness when one of the largest gold strikes in the world occurred ......more
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In the late 1800s, Arctic Fever swept across the nation as dozens of American expeditions sailed north to the Arctic to ......more
In 1909, two men laid rival claims to this crown jewel of exploration. A century later, the battle rages still. This boo......more
"First published in GReat Britain by Constable and Co. Ltd. 1922"--Title page verso...more
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In the Arctic, well designed and superbly tailored clothing allows people to hunt and survive in the world s harshest co......more
In the barren lands of Canada far north of the Arctic circle, summers are quick and cool, mere short interruptions in th......more
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such a......more
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such a......more
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From the author of The Ice Master comes the remarkable true story of a young Inuit woman who survived six months alone o......more
The discovery and exploration of Antarctica is revealed through memoirs, letters, and ship s logs, including James Cook ......more