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A Fabulous Kingdom, Exploration in the Arctic
by Charles Officer • Jake Page
- EXPLORATION
- 2012
- PAPER
- 228 PAGES
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A nicely told survey of Arctic exploration from early speculation through the golden age. The authors include portraits of Nansen, Amundsen, Cook, and Peary, as well as lesser-known personalities. This second edition features a section entitled "The New Arctic" that illuminates current scientific and environmental issues that threaten the region.
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To the Arctic! The Story of Northern Exploration from Earliest Times
by Jeanette Mirsky
- EXPLORATION
- 1997
- PAPER
- 334 PAGES
- OUT OF PRINT
Mirsky recounts tales of Arctic exploration, from the Dutch discovery of Spitsbergen to the search for Franklin and the quest for the North Pole in this classic history. (ARC31, $17.00)
Ninety Degrees North, The Quest for the North Pole
by Fergus Fleming
- EXPLORATION
- 2003
- PAPER
- 496 PAGES
A thrilling, artfully told chronicle of the mostly 19th-century adventurers, madmen and explorers who quested after the North Pole. (ARC124, $15.00)
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