TY - BOOK AU - Larson,Edward J. TI - An empire of ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science SN - 9780300154085 (clothbound : alk. paper) AV - G872.B8 L37 2011 U1 - 919.8/9 22 PY - 2011/// CY - New Haven PB - Yale University Press KW - Scott, Robert Falcon, KW - Shackleton, Ernest Henry, KW - Scientific expeditions KW - Antarctica KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Discovery and exploration KW - British N1 - 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 ER -