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Antarctic Accountsby Roald Amundsen; Ernest Shackleton
InfoStrategist.com 2004; US$ 5.99Narratives of Antarctic exploration and adventure by two world-renowned polar explorers ? Captain Roald Amundsen?s account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the ?Fram? (1910-1912) and Sir Ernest Shackleton?s account of the British expedition (1914-1917) aboard the Endurance and the Aurora. more...
The Silence Callingby Tim Bowden
Allen & Unwin 1999; US$ 64.88The Silence Calling is a fascinating and often moving account of the work and life of Australians in Antarctica. It traces the development of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) from the first day the Australian flag was raised on Australia's remote Southern Ocean outpost of Heard Island on Boxing Bay 1947 up to the present day. more...
Our Lost Explorersby George W. De Long
Digital Scanning, Inc. 2001; US$ 4.95Newcomb was the naturalist of the expedition and one of the few survivors. The work also contains Newcomb's narrative of a winter overland journey from the Arctic Ocean to St. Petersburg and an account of the Jeannette search expeditions, their discoveries, etc. more...
In the Lena Deltaby George W. Melville
Digital Scanning, Inc. 2001; US$ 4.95In the Lena Delta is the story of the U.S. explorer and naval engineer, George Melville, who led an expedition that found the remains of Lieutanant G.W. De Long and his party from his previous expedition on the Jeannette. In July of 1879, as chief engineer, Melville set sail with De Long from San Francisco on the Jeannette through the Bering Strait, heading for Wrangel Island off the northeast coast of Siberia. On September 5th, the ship became trapped in the pack ice near Herald Island (now Gerald Island), east of Wrangel. more...
Soviet Arcticby Pier Horensma
Routledge 1991; US$ 170.00The first book to consider Soviet policy in this area from an historian's point of view. Horensma assesses the significance of historical precedents for polar sovereignty. more...
Negotiating the Arcticby E. C. H. Keskitalo
Routledge 2003; US$ 143.00This book analyses not only Arctic organisation and background but also the way in which current regional development draws upon the extensive history of polar research and exploration. more...
The South Poleby Roald Amundsen
Digireads.com 2004; US$ 3.99The tale of Captain Roald Amundsen and his expedition to become the first to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911. more...
Leading at the Edgeby Dennis N.T. Perkins; Catherine McCarthy; Margaret P. Holtman; Paul R. Kessler
AMACOM 2000; US$ 24.95Leadership expert Dennis N.T. Perkins reveals how Shackleton?s vision, actions, and philosophy of leadership provide a compass to executives and managers in today?s climate of fierce competition, economic uncertainty, and constant change. more...
Scott's Last Expeditionby Robert Falcon Scott
Digireads.com 2005; US$ 3.99"Scott's Last Expedition" by Robert Falcon Scott is a classic work of literature that can be enjoyed by all. Download "Scott's Last Expedition" and enjoy another quality Digireads.com publication. more...
Red Arcticby John McCannon
Oxford University Press 1998; US$ 110.00A work of refreshing originality and vivid appeal, Red Arctic tells the story of Stalinist Russia's massive campaign to explore and develop its Northern territories during the 1930s. Author John McCannon recounts the dramatic stories of the polar expeditions--conducted by foot, ship, and plane--that were the pride of Stalinist Russia, in order to expose the reality behind them: chaotic blunders, bureaucratic competition, and the eventual rise of the Gulag as the dominant force in the North. Red Arctic also traces the development of the polar-based popular culture of the decade, making use of memoirs, films, radio broadcasts, children's books, and cultural ephemera ranging from placards to postage stamps to show how Russia's "Arctic Myth" became... more...









