Larson, Edward J.

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780300159769 (electronic bk.)




Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912.
Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922.


Scientific expeditions--History--Antarctica--20th century.


Antarctica--Discovery and exploration--British.


Electronic books.

G872.B8 / L37 2011

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