An empire of ice : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science
Larson, Edward J. (Edward John)2011
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This title offers a different perspective on the Antarctic expeditions of the early 20th 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.
Main title:
An empire of ice : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science / Edward J. Larson.
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Imprint:
New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2011.
Collation:
xiv, 326 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300154085 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
921926
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