An empire of ice [electronic resource] : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science / Edward J. Larson.

By: Larson, Edward J. (Edward John)Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2011Description: xiv, 326 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., mapsISBN: 9780300159769 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912 | Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922 | Scientific expeditions -- Antarctica -- History -- 20th century | Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- BritishGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 919.8/9 LOC classification: G872.B8 | L37 2011Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
"Three cheers for the dogs" -- A compass pointing south -- The empire's mapmaker -- In challenger's wake -- Taking the measure of men -- March to the penguins -- Discovering a continent's past -- The meaning of ice -- Epilogue : heroes' requiem.
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