An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science

An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science

by EdwardJLarson (Author)

Synopsis

Offers a fresh perspective on the Antarctic expeditions of the early twentieth century by looking at the British efforts for what they actually were: massive scientific enterprises in which reaching the South Pole was but a spectacular sideshow.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 326
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 03 Jun 2011

ISBN 10: 0300154089
ISBN 13: 9780300154085