An empire of ice : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science /
Larson, Edward J.
An empire of ice : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science / Edward J. Larson. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2011. - xiv, 326 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-315) and index.
"Three cheers for the dogs" -- A compass pointing south -- The empire's mapmaker -- In Challenger's wake -- Taking the measure of men -- March to the penguins -- Discovering a continent's past -- The meaning of ice -- Epilogue : heroes' requiem.
9780300154085 (clothbound : alk. paper) 0300154089 (clothbound : alk. paper)
2010044396
Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912.
Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922.
Scientific expeditions--History--Antarctica--20th century.
Antarctica--Discovery and exploration--British.
G872.B8 / L37 2011
919.8/9
An empire of ice : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science / Edward J. Larson. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2011. - xiv, 326 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-315) and index.
"Three cheers for the dogs" -- A compass pointing south -- The empire's mapmaker -- In Challenger's wake -- Taking the measure of men -- March to the penguins -- Discovering a continent's past -- The meaning of ice -- Epilogue : heroes' requiem.
9780300154085 (clothbound : alk. paper) 0300154089 (clothbound : alk. paper)
2010044396
Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912.
Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922.
Scientific expeditions--History--Antarctica--20th century.
Antarctica--Discovery and exploration--British.
G872.B8 / L37 2011
919.8/9