A HISTORY OF THE ARCTIC. NATURE, EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION . John McCannon. 2012. London: Reaktion Books. 349 p, illustrated, hardcover. ISBN 978-1-78023-018-4. 25.00.doi:10.1017/S0032247415000546Nikolas Peter SellheimCambridge University PressPolar Record...
Virginia, Director of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth College, a world renowned expert on Antarctica – add several layers of analysis to the books exploration of the theme of science and graphic design. Using photographs and film stills from his journey to the bottom of the world, along with ...
The North Water, Ian McGuire’s savage new novel about a 19th-century Arctic whaling expedition, is a great white shark of a book — swift, terrifying, relentless and unstoppable. It is also as epically bloody as a Jacobean drama or a Cormac McCarthy novel . . . Mr. McGuire is such ...
In August 1914, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance and set sail for Antarctica where he planned to make the first crossing of the uncharted continent on foot. What unfolded would become the defining saga of the ‘Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration’. Lansing’s 1959 book (...
(though mainly the north) were far more wide ranging than are generally known. He also led the first expedition to successfully traverse the fabled northwest passage and later was a pioneer of aviation in the Arctic. A complex character who achieved undoubted huge successes as a polar explorer,...
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An Arctic Rodeoby Daniel W Streeter (1929) is an account featuring the Montana cowboy, Carl Dunrud, who came aboard the arctic exploration vessel specifically for the purpose of roping and bringing back live polar bears and the like.Free eBook ...
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It’s often said that travel is all about the journey, whether it’s planning a remote island holiday or setting out on the adventure of a lifetime across the Arctic Ocean. But it can be almost as thrilling to roam the world from the comfort of our homes. Just take our pick of 2023...
The book’s narrative is built around a challenge that the author (Michael Easter) undertook to survive in the arctic for 30+ days. Throughout the story, Easter describes the impact of our modern environment on our minds and our bodies, including lots of good research and expert opinion. ...