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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, it's hard to imagine the stir surrounding these two great expeditions, caused in part by these captivating and haunting images, presented here along with essays, maps, paintings and other ephemera from the Royal Collection. Polar explorer David Hempleman-Adams provides the evocative captions, giving depth and context. (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)

 
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)

The Last Place on Earth

The Last Place on Earth


by Masterpiece Theatre

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • DVD

Martin Shaw, the Norwegian actor Sverre Anker Ousdal, Hugh Grant, Max von Sydow and the venerable Bill Nighy co-star in this dramatic recreation of one of the 20th century's greatest adventures, the race to the South Pole. Originally presented as a Masterpeice Theatre mini-series, this three-disc complete boxed set runs 6.5 hours. (ANT90, $39.98)

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)

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
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 326 PAGES

In this fresh new history, made concrete by his own Antarctic travels, Pulitzer Prize-winner Larson places the famed expeditions of Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton and the Heroic Age in the larger context of Edwardian politics and society, showing science to be an integral part of the whole Antarctic enterprise. (ANT337, $28.50)

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)

Cold, The Record of an Antarctic Sledge Journey

Cold, The Record of an Antarctic Sledge Journey


by Laurence McKinley Gould

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 258 PAGES

Published by Carelton College, where Gould was president, This new ediuon of Gould's riveting account of adventure with Richard E. Byrd includes historic images from the original 1931 edition and materials at the National Archives. (ANT358, $16.95)

Crossing Antarctica

Crossing Antarctica


by Will Steger | Jon Bowermaster

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 312 PAGES

Steger and Bowermaster's now classic account of their 3,700-mile Trans-Antarctic expedition, the first crossing of the continent on foot. (ANT321, $15.95)

Encounters at the End of the World

Encounters at the End of the World


by Werner Herzog

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2008
  • DVD

Herzog eschews penguins to focus on scientists, grunts and other eccentrics at bustling McMurdo Station over the Austral summer in this marvelously sardonic doc. (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)

Footsteps on the Ice, The Antarctic Diaries of Stuart D. Paine, Second Byrd Expedition

Footsteps on the Ice, The Antarctic Diaries of Stuart D. Paine, Second Byrd Expedition


by M. L Paine

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 368 PAGES

Paine's diaries represent the only published contemporary account written from the inside the dramatic rescue of Byrd from Bolling Advance Weather Base located 115 miles inland. (ANT259, $34.95)

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)

In Shackleton's Footsteps, A Return to the Heart of the Antarctic

In Shackleton's Footsteps, A Return to the Heart of the Antarctic


by Henry Worsley

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

Henry Worsley and other descendents set out from Shackleton's hut at Cape Royd to celebrate the centenary of the 1908 Nimrod expedition, retracing the exact 870-mile route -- and going on to finish the last 97 miles that eluded Shackelton. Team leader Worsley's book explores the history of the original expedition and reasons behind its failure, while capturing the meticulous planning, fundraising and training for the new expedition. (ANT330, $24.95)

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)

Race for the South Pole

Race for the South Pole


by Roland Huntford

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Side by side, day by day, Huntford lets Scott and Amundsen speak for themselves, placing the original diary entries of each man on facing pages. He includes superb original maps and photographs, and the never-before-translated diary of Amundsen's charismatic lead skier. (ANT326, $16.95)

Scott of The Antarctic

Scott of The Antarctic


by Charles Frend

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1948
  • DVD

John Mills stars as Robert Falcon Scott in this 1948 epic, a film which helped to elevate Scott to national hero. In Technicolor with a magnificent soundtrack by Vaughn Williams. (ANT325, $9.99)

Scott's Last Expedition, The Journals

Scott's Last Expedition, The Journals


by Robert Falcon Scott | Max Jones

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 529 PAGES

Scott's account of his last doomed expedition, recovered beside his frozen body. With an introduction by Bainbridge and extensive annotations by editor Max Jones (including a contemporary account of Scott by J.M. Barrie). (ANT46, $17.95)

South With the Sun

South With the Sun


by Lynne Cox

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 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, $26.00)

The Coldest March, Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition

The Coldest March, Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition


by Susan Solomon

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 383 PAGES

Solomon draws on extensive meteorological data and her own experience as an atmospheric scientist in the Antarctic in this exhaustively researched and fresh account of Scott's last expedition. (ANT154, $19.95)

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 South Pole, A Historical Reader

The South Pole, A Historical Reader


by Anthony Brandt

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 463 PAGES

An anthology of accounts of Antarctic Exploration and the quest for the South Pole. (ANT216, $15.00)

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)

To the Ends of the Earth, Adventures of an Expedition Photographer

To the Ends of the Earth, Adventures of an Expedition Photographer


by Gordon Wiltsie | Alex Lowe

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

National Geographic photographer Wiltsie chronicles his inspiring adventures from bouldering as a youth in California's Chalk Bluff cliffs to early climbs in the Himalayas, and expeditions to the Arctic, Antarctic, Patagonia, Mongolia and beyond in this illustrated journal. (ANT242, $35.00)

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, the Himalayas and other parts of the world. (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)

The Antarctic From the Circle to the Pole

The Antarctic From the Circle to the Pole


by Stuart Klipper

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 175 PAGES

Make room in your library for this exceptional book of Antarctic photography by National Science Foundation five-time grantee Stuart Klipper. The 110 large color photographs, beautifully bound in sturdy white covers, display Klipper's talent in translating scenery into art. With an introduction by Guy Guthridge, a marvelous essay on the transformation of ice into art by Stephen J. Pyne and a biographical essay on Klipper and his work by William L. Fox. Fond of panoramas, Klipper works with a 110-degree Technorama camera. (ANT282, $45.00)

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