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Race to the End: Amundsen, Scott and the Attainment of the South Pole

Race to the End: Amundsen, Scott and the Attainment of the South Pole

by Ross MacPhee

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 245 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Curator of the riveting exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History, MacPhee includes panoramic maps, never-before-seen photographs of artifacts from Scott's last camp, iconic photographs by Ponting and Hurley, and contemporary accounts of the two celebrated expeditions in this month-by-month and day-by-day look at the two iconic expeditions. (ANT322, $27.95)

North Pole, South Pole

North Pole, South Pole

by Bertrand Imbert

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A shirt pocket encyclopedia of exploration, featuring hundreds of well-chosen maps, historic photographs and journal excerpts. (ANT02, $15.95)

The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton, and Antarctic Photography

The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton, and Antarctic Photography

by David Hempleman-Adams | Emma Stuart | Sophie Gordon

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 240 PAGES
  • NEW

One hundred years ago, during the reign of King George V, Britain sent two great expeditions, that of Robert Falcon Scott in 1910, and four years later, that of Ernest Shackleton, into the great unknown. The rest is stuff of legend. Here in one handsome book are not only hundreds of haunting photographs by Herbert George Ponting and Frank Hurley, drawn from the albums presented to the king, but also lively essays, maps, paintings and other ephemera from the Royal Collection. (ANT298, $47.50)

Arctic and Antarctica Map

Arctic and Antarctica Map

by British Antarctic Survey

  • 2007
  • MAP

This cartographic marvel shows the Antarctic on one side and the Circumpolar North on the reverse at a scale of 1:10,000,000. (ANT266, $17.95)

Antarctica, A Call to Action

Antarctica, A Call to Action

by Sebastian Copeland

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 96 PAGES
  • FAVORITE
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

Copeland's collection of striking photographs includes a three-page list of sensible suggestions to protect the planet. (ANT280, $1.00)

 
Satellite Image Map of Antarctica

Satellite Image Map of Antarctica


by USGS

  • MAP

Created from composite satellite imagery, this silver and blue, full-color photo poster of the Antarctic (40" X 56") is ready for your wall. (ANT82, $14.95)

Alone, The Classic Polar Adventure

Alone, The Classic Polar Adventure


by Richard E. Byrd | Kieran Mulvaney

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 309 PAGES

The classic journal kept by Byrd through the long Antarctic night. (ANT74, $27.50)

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 Edward Larson

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 326 PAGES

In this fresh history, enriched by his own Antarctic travels with the National Science Foundation writers and Artists program, Pulitzer Prize-winner Ed Larson places the famed expeditions of Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton and the Heroic Age in the larger context of Edwardian politics and society. Not just geography and empire, science was an integral part of the whole Antarctic enterprise. (ANT337, $16.00)

Encounters at the End of the World

Encounters at the End of the World


by Werner Herzog

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2008
  • DVD

Ever the iconoclast, Herzog eschews the nature - the usual focus of polar docs - and looks instead at the eccentric mix of characters who live and work in Antarctica, in this beautiful ode to the human yearning for exploration. (ANT292, $27.98)

Endurance, Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

Endurance, Shackleton's Incredible Voyage


by Alfred Lansing

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 280 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Lansing's gripping day-by-day story of Shackleton's legendary perseverance is essential reading for any Antarctic traveler; it captures all the fortitude, drama and cheer of this most famous Antarctic expedition. (ANT03, $14.95)

In Search of the South Pole

In Search of the South Pole


by Herbert Kari | Huw Lewis-Jones

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES

Kari Herbert (daughter of polar explorer Sir Wally) and husband Huw Lewis-Jones collared an international who's who of explorers, historians, scientists and polar experts for this irresistible portrait of place. It's a scrapbook of Antarctic exploration, featuring excerpts from the logbooks, journals and books, a timeline, color reproductions of period posters and other arcana. With 150 photographs, this new book is an essential reference for all Antarcticans. (ANT347, $29.95)

Mawson's Will, The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written

Mawson's Will, The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written


by Leonard Bickel

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 261 PAGES

The classic tale of Sir Douglas Mawson's 1911 journey back to camp after losing his two men, his dogs, and most of his food and equipment. (ANT121, $15.99)

South Pole, The British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13

South Pole, The British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13


by Christine Dell'Amore

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 136 PAGES

With excerpts and quotes from Scott and others, this glorious book of 100 iconic images by expedition photographer Herbert Ponting features 12 dramatic fold-out pages. (ANT356, $45.00)

Still Life, Inside the Antarctic Huts of Scott and Shackleton

Still Life, Inside the Antarctic Huts of Scott and Shackleton


by Jane Ussher

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2012
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

Handsomely bound in cloth, this striking collection of photographs showcases Jane Ussher's rich color portraits of interiors and surroundings of the historic Antarctic headquarters at Cape Evans and Cape Royds. With an eye for exquisite detail, Ussher captures the decayed splendor of the huts, untouched by time, showing, for example, one wall with a portrait of King Edward VII hanging amidst seal blubber and mutton, a jar of pickles, penguin eggs, cufflinks and a pair of trousers. (ANT361, $50.00)

The Last Place on Earth, Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole

The Last Place on Earth, Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole


by Roland Huntford

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Igniting huge controversy when it first appeared, Huntford's rousing dual biography contrasts Amundsen's well-planned campaign to achieve the Pole with Scott's ill-fated quest. (ANT100, $15.95)

The Lost Photographs of Captain Scott

The Lost Photographs of Captain Scott


by David Wilson

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES

This gorgeous book of Scott's own photographs -- fought over, lost and forgotten -- supplemented by maps and incisive commentary, is a significant contribution to Antarctic history. Wilson's great uncle was expedition artist Edward Wilson, who died with Scott on his way back from the Pole. (ANT343, $35.00)

The Roof at the Bottom of the World

The Roof at the Bottom of the World


by Edmund Stump

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 272 PAGES

With detailed maps and 100 stunning color photographs, Antarctic veteran Ed Stump shows the Transantarctic range in all its icy glory and, for aficionados, Stump has plotted the routes of the historic expeditions across mountains and glaciers with unprecedented accuracy. (ANT341, $29.95)

The Worst Journey in the World

The Worst Journey in the World


by Apsley Cherry-Garrard

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 573 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Cherry-Garrard's epic midwinter jaunt to an emperor penguin rookery is just a warm-up for the main event: Scott's doomed last expedition. (ANT23, $18.00)

Cherry, A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Cherry, A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard


by Sara Wheeler

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 353 PAGES

Wheeler (Terra Incognita) captures the thrill of Victorian polar exploration -- and the anguish of a man haunted by the death of his colleagues on the march back from the pole. (ANT168, $14.95)

South With the Sun: Roald Amundsen, His Polar Explorations, and the Quest for Discovery

South With the Sun: Roald Amundsen, His Polar Explorations, and the Quest for Discovery


by Lynne Cox

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Inspired by the Norwegian explorer as a child, Cox (Swimming to Antarctica) focuses not on the race to the South Pole but the sweep of Amundsen's polar adventures, Arctic and Antarctic, weaving her own travels with an appreciative biography of the man. (ANT345, $15.95)

Glacier Ice

Glacier Ice


by Austin Post | Edward R. LaChapelle

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 145 PAGES

A classic book of extraordinary black-and-white aerial photographs of mountains and glaciers by two devoted men of ice. Ed LaChapelle's text is paired with Austin Post's stunning aerial photographs of glaciers from Alaska and Chile to Switzerland and the Himalayas. (SCI07, $27.95)

Penguins of the World

Penguins of the World


by Wayne Lynch

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

Lynch weaves delightful tales of penguins, their habitats and habits, with hundreds of glorious full-color photographs. (ANT62, $24.95)

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