Arctic & Antarctica

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...

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...

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

The centuries-long quest for the fabled Northwest Passage rivals the story of Antarctic exploration for heroism, drama, and tragedy. Expedition after expedi...

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...

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...

The Definitive And Spellbinding Record Of Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition, Immortalized On Film By Pioneering Photographer Frank Hurley.--jacket...

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....

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...

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...

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

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

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