Arctic & Antarctica

Canada’s wild frontier — a land unsettled and unknown, a land of appalling obstacles and haunting beauty — comes to life through seven remarkable indi...

Francis Spufford explores the British obsession with polar exploration in a book that Jan Morris, writing in The Times, called, "A truly majestic work of sc...

This is the complete saga of the pursuit for two of the world's greatest geographical prizes--the elusive Passage linking the Atlantic, the Pacific, and th...

Here, For The First Time In A Single Volume, Is The Full And Detailed Saga Of The Nineteenth-century Quest For Two Of The World's Great Geographical Prizes....

Bruce Henderson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [315]-318) And Index.Categories: HistoryArctic & Antarctica

Drawing on the explorers' and adventurers' own words, a detailed history of Antarctic discover chronicles the exploits and adventures of the courageous indi...

This is a dramatic true story of Antarctic tragedy and survival among the heroic group that was to lay supplies across the Great Ross Ice Shelf in preparati...

This is the complete saga of the pursuit for two of the world's greatest geographical prizes--the elusive Passage linking the Atlantic, the Pacific, and th...

Foreword / Sir Ranulph Fiennes -- Author's Preface -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Plan And Preparation -- 2. The Voyage To Macquarie Island -- 3. From Mac...

Francis Spufford explores the British obsession with polar exploration in a book that Jan Morris, writing in The Times, called, "A truly majestic work of sc...

The acclaimed biographer of Robert Falcon Scott masterfully chronicles the life of one of the last great Edwardian heroes, Ernest Shackleton, from his Anglo...

National bestsellerA thrilling odyssey through an unforgiving landscape, from "Canada's greatest living explorer."In the spring of 2017, Adam Shoalts, best...

National Geographic The Covers is the definitive cover collection from the world's most beloved magazine. The magazine with the famous yellow border has be...

In The Late Nineteenth Century, People Were Obsessed By One Of The Last Unmapped Areas Of The Globe: The North Pole. No One Knew What Existed Beyond The For...

The Harrowing True Survival Story Of An Early Polar Expedition That Went Terribly Awry--with The Ship Frozen In Ice And The Crew Trapped Inside For The Enti...

A Best Book of the YearUSA Today * Time Magazine * Washington Post * Miami Herald * Richmond Times Dispatch * Christian Science Monitor * Daily Beast * Min...