Larson, Edward J. <br/><br/>
An empire of ice  Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science /  [electronic resource] : 
Edward J. Larson. 
 - New Haven [Conn.] :  Yale University Press,  c2011. 
 - xiv, 326 p., [16] p. of plates :  ill., maps. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>"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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780300159769 (electronic bk.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912. <br/>Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir,  1874-1922. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Scientific expeditions--History--Antarctica--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Antarctica--Discovery and exploration--British.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>G872.B8  / L37 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>919.8/9