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Larson, Edward J. (Edward John)
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Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912.
Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922.
Scientific expeditions -- Antarctica -- History -- 20th century.
Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
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Larson, Edward J. (Edward John)
Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912.
Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922.
Scientific expeditions -- Antarctica -- History -- 20th century.
Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
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An empire of ice : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science / Edward J.
Larson
.
by
Larson
, Edward J. (Edward John)
Yale University Press, c2011.
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919.89 L334e
Subjects
Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912.
Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922.
Scientific expeditions -- Antarctica -- History -- 20th century.
Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
ISBN:
9780300154085 (clothbound : alk. paper)
0300154089 (clothbound : alk. paper)
Description:
xiv, 326 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-315) and index.
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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