About this title: This volume covers the history of the exploration of the Arctic, beginning with the earliest Norse sailors and concluding with 1990s tourist excursions. The authors also explore the stories of such famous explorers as Frobisher, Franklin, Peary, Cook, Byrd, and Amudsen. Along the way, they debunk some fo the conventional wisdom about the most exalted heroes, pointing out that Fridtjof Nansen was probably the greatest Arctic explorer. Setting the scene for the narratives is a broad description of the Arctic environment, focusing on geography and climate.
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Edition: 1ST,
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 02/2001
ISBN-13:9780195123821ISBN:0195123824
Description: Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover. In like new dust jacket. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 01/2006
ISBN-13:9780195123821ISBN:0195123824
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 240 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 01/2006
ISBN-13:9780195123821ISBN:0195123824
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 240 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 01/2006
ISBN-13:9780195123821ISBN:0195123824
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 240 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780195123821ISBN:0195123824
Description: Very Good. 0195123824 Condition: VERY GOOD. (Book may have one or a combination of the following characteristics: former library book, cover wear, name written inside cover, light underlining/highlighting, remainder mark, etc. Overall, the book is in solid shape. This is a blanket description. Please email us if you require a specific, detailed description of the book condition. We will typically respond within one week of your request). read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780195123821ISBN:0195123824
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. This looks like a bran new book! all pages are nice and clean, a wonderful book. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 240 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: 1st American Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780195123821ISBN:0195123824
Description: Good+. in Good, in mylar wraps. jacket. Ex-Library One corner bumped, creased. read more
Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780195123821ISBN:0195123824
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. 240 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Clean, crisp, bright copy, no marks or creases. Appears unread. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: 1/4 Cloth
Publisher: Oxford Univ Press, New York
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780195123821ISBN:0195123824
Description: As New in As New jacket. Authors provide a fascinating account of nineteenth and twentieth century exploration of a longwithstanding myth of an open polar sea, and consider the rewards and consequences the explorers who attempted to find the open passage. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780195123821ISBN:0195123824
Description: Fine. 0195123824 Oxford Univ Press hardcover w/dj, 2001, 1st ed/2nd printing, quarter cloth, immaculate, No marks or defects, just light rub to dj, Fine/Near Fine. read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, New York, New York, USA
Date Published: 2001
Description: Very Good+ No Dust Jacket. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. CE5-A first edition advance readig copy (ARC)/uncorrected proof book in very good+ condition with no dust jacket as issued (trade paperback). An unread, tight, clean, sound coy in tan wraps with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. A book about the quests to explore the arctic often in the form of misguided voyagers who were pushed beyond the limits of their knowledge, technology, and stamina. It is also about the ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780195123821ISBN:0195123824
Description: Acceptable. Ex library with stampings to end papers and small catalogue number to spine. Available for immediate dispatch from UK. Edge wear to covers. Dispatched from UK. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780195123821ISBN:0195123824
Description: ISBN 0195123824. Hardcover copy in very good to near fine condition with very good to near fine condition dustjacket. First printing of this edition. Tight clean copy. J01-J06. 3. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780195123821ISBN:0195123824
Description: ISBN 0195123824. Hardcover copy in very good to near fine condition with very good to near fine condition dustjacket. First printing of this edition. Tight clean copy. J01-J06. 3 Copy two. read more
"a great reference resource in a small package. fairly dry writing, more of a geography/history/natural history of artic. but very well done. oxford u press rarely misses."
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