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For centuries it was suspected that there must be an undiscovered continent in the southern hemisphere. But explorers failed to find one. On his ... More

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A true story of the heroic group that was to lay supplies across the Great Ross Ice Shelf in preparation for the Endurance expedition. Launched by ... More

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Although the Antarctic ice pack and some off-shore islands had been sighted and even landed upon briefly as early as the 1820s, it was not until an ... More

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Shackleton's own thrilling account of his first Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole ties in with a nationwide Shackleton museum exhibition ... More

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Cherry-Garrard (1886-1959) relates the story of Robert Falcon Scott's last expedition to the Antarctic, from its departure from England in 1910 to ... More

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Far more complete than competing narratives of Antarctic exploration, this travel adventure documents dozens of voyages, from the earliest days of ... More

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One of the most famous and tragic stories in the annals of exploration.

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The expedition stories in Safe Return Doubtful are hair-raising, and cover every aspect of the polar game: men, ships, sledges, rations, frostbite, ... More

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In the summer of 1958, physicist Colin Bull, along with a biologist and two undergraduate geology students from Victoria University of Wellington, ... More

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Using extensive research and firsthand accounts, Riffenburgh provides fascinating insight into the age of British exploration and empire through the ... More

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A colorful and captivating account of the early days of Antarctic exploration from an expert storyteller and historian. 12 illustrations.

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Listen to a short interview with Tom Griffiths Host: Chris Gondek - Producer: Heron & Crane From Scott and Shackleton to sled dogs and penguins, ... More

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This is the story of Scott's last expedition to the Antarctic. The author, the youngest member of Scott's British Antarctic Expedition, relates the ... More

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This riveting book tells the tragic story of Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his team who in November 1911 began a trek across Antarctica, striving ... More

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Tied to a BBC2 television series, this is an examination of the Arctic region and the men who have tried to conquer it. The tales begin in 1841 with ... More

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In 1991 the Antarctic Treaty and the future of the continent come up for renegotiation. Antarctica is the last unspoilt continent. A landmass with ... More

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Inconstant and forbidding, the arctic lured misguided voyagers into the cold for centuries--pushing them beyond the limits of their knowledge, ... More

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This biography of explorer Ernest Shackleton includes 100 photographs and several maps, which testify to his incredible accomplishments during his ... More

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The Home of the Blizzard?is a tale of discovery and adventure, of pioneering deeds, great courage, heart-stopping rescues and heroic endurance. This ... More

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