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The Lost Photographs of Captain Scott: Unseen Photographs from the Legendary Antarctic Expedition
The Lost Photographs of Captain Scott: Unseen Photographs from the Legendary Antarctic Expedition
by David Wilson
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The myth of Scott of the Antarctic, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, icon of fortitude and courage who perished with his fellow explorers on their return from the South Pole on March 29th, 1912, is an enduring one, elevated, dismantled and restored during... (read more)

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Under Antarctic Ice: The Photographs of Norbert Wu
Under Antarctic Ice: The Photographs of Norbert Wu
by Jim Mastro
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"With his rare eye for stunning photographs and important biological stories, Norbert Wu offers the most spectacular collection of underwater images ever published for Antarctica. Jim Mastro gives virtuoso explanations of the biological or scientific... (read more)

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Taqqat Uummammut Aqqutaannut Takorluukkat Apuuffiannut/The Veins Of The Heart To The Pinnacle Of The Mind
Taqqat Uummammut Aqqutaannut Takorluukkat Apuuffiannut/The Veins Of The Heart To The Pinnacle Of The Mind
by Aqqaluk Lynge
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This volume includes the Greenlandic originals and English translations of selections from Aqqaluk Lynge's poetic output over the course of the last thirtyfive years. It launches the International Polar Institute Press's bilingual Greenlandic Literature... (read more)

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Arctic Sun on My Path: The True Story of America's Last Great Polar Explorer
Arctic Sun on My Path: The True Story of America's Last Great Polar Explorer
by Willie Knutsen
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As a boy in Oslo, Brooklyn-born Willie Knutsen dreamed of great ships navigating among massive icebergs, sled dogs straining eagerly against their leather harnesses, and the cold arctic sun glinting on vast stretches of inhospitable icy terrain. His... (read more)

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Ghosts of Cape Sabine: The Harrowing True Story of the Greely Expedition
Ghosts of Cape Sabine: The Harrowing True Story of the Greely Expedition
by Leonard F. Guttridge
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As fascinating and exciting as any adventure novel.-The Atlantic MonthlyAdventure aplenty here, not to mention execution, mutiny, starvation, suicide, and cannibalism.-Salon.comWill easily net the aficionados of adventure and disaster tales... (read more)

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True North: Peary, Cook, and the Race to the Pole
True North: Peary, Cook, and the Race to the Pole
by Bruce Henderson
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In 1909, two men laid rival claims to this crown jewel of exploration. A century later, the battle rages still. This book is about one of the most enduring and vitriolic feuds in the history of exploration. "What a consummate cur he is," said Robert... (read more)

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The Longest Story Ever Told: Qayaq, the Magical Man
The Longest Story Ever Told: Qayaq, the Magical Man
by Ticasuk
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The story of Qayaq is one of the most enduring legends of Alaskan folklore, and now this second edition of the text by Emily Ivanoff Brown presents the myth for the modern reader in vivid detail. Qayaq recounts the epic tale of the hero Qayaq as he... (read more)

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North to the Night: A Spiritual Odyssey in the Arctic
North to the Night: A Spiritual Odyssey in the Arctic
by Alvah Simon
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In June 1994 Alvah Simon and his wife, Diana, set off in their 36-foot sailboat to explore the hauntingly beautiful world of icebergs, tundra, and fjords lying high above the Arctic Circle. Four months later, unexpected events would trap Simon alone on... (read more)

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Contributions to Antarctic Research, Vol. I
Contributions to Antarctic Research, Vol. I
by Bentley
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The Antarctic Research Series, an outgrowth of research done in the Antarctic during the International Geophysical Year, was begun in 1963 with a grant from the National Science Foundation to the American Geophysical Union. It is a book series designed... (read more)

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Democracy and Religion: Free Exercise and Diverse Visions
Democracy and Religion: Free Exercise and Diverse Visions
by David W. Odell-scott
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Compiled from papers delivered at the third annual Kent State University Symposium on Democracy held in spring 2002, Democracy and Religion: Free Exercise and Diverse Visions explores the interrelations of politics and religion. The work is divided into... (read more)

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Arctic Politics: Conflict and Cooperation in the Circumpolar North (Arctic Visions)
Arctic Politics: Conflict and Cooperation in the Circumpolar North (Arctic Visions)
by Oran R. Young
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Thoughtful essays establishing the Arctic as a distinctive region of international political, socioeconomic, and environmental importance.... (read more)

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In the Lena Delta (Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration)
In the Lena Delta (Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration)
by George W. Melville
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George W. Melville (1841 1912) was a member of an 1879 American Arctic expedition seeking a northern passage from the Bering Strait to the Atlantic. Its ship was trapped in ice for nearly two years, and was eventually crushed and sank. The crew, stranded... (read more)

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South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition (1914-1917)
South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition (1914-1917)
by Sir Ernest Shackleton
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Captain Mackintosh and his party left the Aurora' on the evening of January 25. They had nine dogs and one heavily loaded sledge, and started off briskly to the accompaniment of a cheer from their shipmates. The dogs were so eager for exercise after... (read more)

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Scott, Shackleton, and Amundsen: Ambition and Tragedy in the Antarctic (Adrenaline Classics)
Scott, Shackleton, and Amundsen: Ambition and Tragedy in the Antarctic (Adrenaline Classics)
by David Thomson
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Between the middle of January and the end of March 1912 five men died in the attempt to return from the South Pole to their base on the edge of Antarctica. Their leader, the last to die and the man whose diary described their agonies was Robert Falcon... (read more)

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The South Pole
The South Pole
by Roald Amundsen
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Roald Amundsen records his race to be the first man to reach the South Pole. Amundsen's expertise enabled him to succeed where his predecessors, and competitors, did not. His rival Captain Robert F. Scott not only failed to reach the Pole first, but--due... (read more)

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Farthest North: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram, 1893 96, and of a Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey (Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration)
Farthest North: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram, 1893 96, and of a Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey (Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration)
by Fridtjof Nansen
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Originally published in 1897, this two-volume work chronicles the polar expedition of Norwegian scientist Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930), who came closer than any previous explorer to the North Pole. Beginning on board his boat, the Fram, which was... (read more)

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South
South
by Ernest Shackleton
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In 1914, as the shadow of war falls across Europe, a party led by veteran explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton sets out to become the first to traverse the Antarctic continent. Their initial optimism is short-lived, however, as the ice field slowly thickens... (read more)

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Scott's Last Expedition Volume I
Scott's Last Expedition Volume I
by Robert Falcon Scott
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Sunday, June 4.--A calm and beautiful day. The account of this, a typical Sunday, would run as follows: Breakfast. A half-hour or so selecting hymns and preparing for Service whilst the hut is being cleared up. The Service: a hymn; Morning prayer to the... (read more)

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McGill-Queen's Native and Northern #32: Arctic Migrants/Arctic Villagers: The Transformation of Inuit Settlement in the Central Arctic
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern #32: Arctic Migrants/Arctic Villagers: The Transformation of Inuit Settlement in the Central Arctic
by David Damas
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Damas (anthropology, McMaster University) finds the relationships between the Inuit nation and their government were more complex than previously thought. Rather than coercing Inuits into abandoning their camps scattered across the Arctic, the... (read more)

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Barren Lands: An Epic Search for Diamonds in the North American Arctic
Barren Lands: An Epic Search for Diamonds in the North American Arctic
by Kevin Krajick
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The true story of the men who sought - and found - a great diamond mine on the last frontier of the far north. From a bloody 18th-century trek across the Canadian tundra to the global intrigues and daunting natural forces facing protagonists Charles... (read more)

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