An empire of ice : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science
Larson, Edward J. (Edward John)2013
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This title offers a different perspective on the Antarctic expeditions of the early 20th century by looking at the British efforts for what they actually were - massive scientific enterprises in which reaching the South Pole was but a spectacular sideshow.
Main title:
An empire of ice : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science / Edward J. Larson.
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Imprint:
New Haven, [Connecticut] : Yale University Press, 2011.
Collation:
xiv, 326 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2011.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300188219 (pbk)
Dewey class:
919.8'9919.89
LC class:
G872.B8
Language:
English
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BRN:
1094545
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