An Empire of Ice

An Empire of Ice Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science

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Publisher's Synopsis

This title offers a different perspective on the Antarctic expeditions of the early 20th century by looking at the British efforts for what they actually were - massive scientific enterprises in which reaching the South Pole was but a spectacular sideshow.

Book information

ISBN: 9780300154085
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: Yale University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 919.89
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 326
Weight: 666g
Height: 210mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 27mm