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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

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