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In Search of the South Pole  •  Herbert Kari  •  Huw Lewis-Jones EXPLORATION •  2011 •  HARD COVER  • 192 PAGES On the centenary of the epic expeditions of Scott and Amundsen, this book traces our search for the South Pole, from the earliest encounters with icy Antarctic waters, through the Heroic Age to modern times. In addition to the words of Scott and Amundsen, vivid descriptions from the logbooks, journals and narratives of pioneers such as Carsten Borchgrevink, Ernest Shackleton and Douglas Mawson provide first-hand experiences of this enigmatic and unforgiving region. Modern explorers and travellers, writers and scientists also explain what the South Pole means to them. Among those featured are Edmund Hillary, Vivian Fuchs, Ranulph Fiennes and Borge Ousland. Stunning images by Herbert Ponting and Frank Hurley, and from the personal collections of explorers and adventure photographers, as well as contemporary ephemera and artifacts illustrate the hardships of life on the ice. The authors, Kari Herbert, daughter of polar explorer Sir Wally Herbert, and Huw Lewis-Jones, former Curator at the Scott Polar Research Institute, have woven together the narrative of this enduring human quest with the individual stories to place the Scott-Amundsen race in historical context. (ANT347, $29.95)
An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science  •  Edward Larson EXPLORATION •  2011 •  HARD COVER  • 326 PAGES Ed Larson restores the status of Scott and Shackleton and the grand expeditions of the heroic age as genuine scientific enterprises, drawing on both archival material and his own travels to the historic huts, South Pole and other iconic places of Antarctic exploration. (ANT337, $28.50)
The Lost Photographs of Captain Scott  •  David Wilson EXPLORATION •  2011 •  HARD COVER  • 192 PAGES Drawing on a long forgotten cache of gelatin prints, Wilson turns Scott's beautifully produced images, many a full or double page, into a chilling tale of fortitude and courage, tracing events first around Cape Evans and then, day by day until the top of the Beardmore Glacier, when the bulky camera was returned to base with Scott's first supporting party. This gorgeous book, 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  •  Edmund Stump EXPLORATION •  2011 •  HARD COVER  • 272 PAGES A beautifully illustrated history and atlas of exploration. Drawing on 40 years of field work, Ed Stump shows the full sweep of the magnificent Transantarctic range from Cape North to the Ohio Range in more than 100 stunning color photographs, augmented by archival maps from the early explorers and detailed topographic maps. Stump examines firsthand reports to trace the routes of the explorers with unprecedented accuracy, showing the expeditions of James Clark Ross (who discovered the mountain range in the early 1840s), Robert Falcon Scott, Ernest Shackleton, Roald Amundsen, Richard Byrd and scientists participating in the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958). (ANT341, $29.95)
Through the First Antarctic Night  •  Frederick A. Cook EXPLORATION •  1998 •  PAPER  • 520 PAGES A reprint of Cook's account of the voyage of the "Belgica," under the command of Adrian Gerlache. This expedition, the first to overwinter below the Antarctic Circle, explored and named many of the features along the western coast of the Antarctic Peninsula -- the most popular region for modern tourist expeditions. Whatever you think of the veracity of Frederick Cook (and his claims to have reached the North Pole and McKinley), he's a terrific writer. With maps, archival and modern photographs. (ANT102, $19.95)
The Storied Ice  •  Joan Boothe HISTORY •  2011 •  PAPER  • 372 PAGES The human story of the Peninsula is extraordinarily rich, writes Joan Boothe: "The names on the map of the region fairly shout it out -- the Drake Passage; the Bransfield and Gerlache Straits; Paulet, Wiencke, and Dundee islands; the Danco Coast; the Larsen, Ronne, and Filchner Ice Shelves; the Scotia and Weddell Seas; and all the others. Whalers, sealers, explorers and scientists all get their due in this comprehensive history, enriched by abundant quotes, 100 illustrations, 30 maps and a comprehensive chronology. (ANT353, $24.95)
Shackleton of the Antarctic  •  T. H. Baughman HISTORY •  2009 •  PAPER  • 115 PAGES Popular lecturer and historian, Baughman captures the drama, glory and guts of Ernest Shackleton in this brief tale of great adventure. He opens the book, not on the ice floes of the Weddell Sea, but with young third officer Ernest Shackleton, the Anglo-Boer War, Discovery Expedition and the ambitions of the famously accomplished leader. He ends with Raymond Priestly's oft-repeated quote: For scientific leadership, give me Scott; for swift and efficient travel, give me Amundsen; but if you are in a hopeless situation and there appears to be no way out, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton. (ANT294, $12.95)
Endurance, Shackleton's Incredible Voyage  •  Alfred Lansing EXPLORATION •  1998 •  PAPER  • 280 PAGES • FAVORITE An extraordinary tale of survival that reads like a good novel. It's the gripping day-by-day story of Shackleton's legendary perseverance: losing his ship in the ice, drifting helplessly across the Weddell Sea, and finally reaching Elephant Island, from where he sailed 800 miles to South Georgia to get help for his stranded men. With maps and a 8-page selection of Frank Hurley photographs. (ANT03, $14.95)
The Ends of the Earth  •  Francis Spufford  •  Elizabeth Kolbert LITERATURE •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 544 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE A handsome anthology of the best polar writing, north and south, including classic accounts of exploration, fiction, science writing and essays. (ANT264, $29.95)
The Ice, A Journey to Antarctica  •  Stephen J. Pyne TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 428 PAGES An exhilarating, philosophical meditation on ice, this book encompasses the history of exploration, geophysics of the ice, and the symbolic meaning of the White Continent in art and literature. (ANT41, $22.50)

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