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The Great White South Traveling with Robert F. Scott's Doomed South Pole Expedition

by Herbert Ponting ...

Venture into one of the planet's most unforgiving landscapes through the eyes of Herbert Ponting, the official photographer of Robert F. Scott's legendary expedition. In The Great White South, Ponting offers readers a breathtaking blend of vivid storytelling and extraordinary visual documentation of the race to the South Pole. His eloquent narrative captures the stark beauty of Antarctica's ... Read more

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Venture into one of the planet's most unforgiving landscapes through the eyes of Herbert Ponting, the official photographer of Robert F. Scott's legendary expedition. In The Great White South, Ponting offers readers a breathtaking blend of vivid storytelling and extraordinary visual documentation of the race to the South Pole. His eloquent narrative captures the stark beauty of Antarctica's
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Eyewitness Accounts With Scott in the Antarctic

by Herbert Ponting ...

Series series Eyewitness Accounts
'Mr Ponting has it in his power greatly to delight!' Lady Kathleen Scott Herbert Ponting was the photographer on Captain Scott's Terra Nova expedition to the Antarctic in 1910 - 13. Based at the expedition hut at Cape Evans, Ponting spent the summers studying the continent's wildlife and landscape. He records close encounters with orcas and leopard seals on the ice at Cape Evans, expeditions to ... Read more

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'Mr Ponting has it in his power greatly to delight!' Lady Kathleen Scott Herbert Ponting was the photographer on Captain Scott's Terra Nova expedition to the Antarctic in 1910 - 13. Based at the expedition hut at Cape Evans, Ponting spent the summers studying the continent's wildlife and landscape. He records close encounters with orcas and leopard seals on the ice at Cape Evans, expeditions to
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The Great White South: Or With Scott in the Antarctic

by Herbert G. Ponting ...

This classic book contains Ponting's well-written and witty account of Captain Scott's final Antarctic expedition of 1910-12. Fully detailed and with many of Ponting's own photographs, this moving account will make an excellent addition to the bookshelf of any admirer of Captain Scott, or anyone with an interest in travel and adventure. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to ... Read more

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This classic book contains Ponting's well-written and witty account of Captain Scott's final Antarctic expedition of 1910-12. Fully detailed and with many of Ponting's own photographs, this moving account will make an excellent addition to the bookshelf of any admirer of Captain Scott, or anyone with an interest in travel and adventure. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to
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The Great White South

being an account of experiences with Captain Scott's South pole expedition and of the nature life of the Antarctic

by Herbert George Ponting ...

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Photographer Ponting joined Robert Scott's expedition to the South Pole in 1910. His remarkable book not only tells of the life among Scott's crew on board and at camp, but also provides numerous photos depicting the Antarctic landscape. Ponting also recorded, both in print and on film, habits of the native penguins and seals, and shares stories of his arrival at volcanic Mount Erebus, nearly ... Read more

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Photographer Ponting joined Robert Scott's expedition to the South Pole in 1910. His remarkable book not only tells of the life among Scott's crew on board and at camp, but also provides numerous photos depicting the Antarctic landscape. Ponting also recorded, both in print and on film, habits of the native penguins and seals, and shares stories of his arrival at volcanic Mount Erebus, nearly
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South (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. The Endurance Shipwreck, Weddell Sea Pack Ice, and an Antarctic Survival Memoir of Leadership and Resilience

by Ernest Shackleton, Celia Orwinley ...

South is Ernest Shackleton's gripping account of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917, a journey that became one of the great survival narratives of modern exploration. Written in a plain, disciplined prose shaped by journals, ship's records, and firsthand recollection, the book combines documentary precision with understated drama. Its literary context lies between Victorian ... Read more

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South is Ernest Shackleton's gripping account of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917, a journey that became one of the great survival narratives of modern exploration. Written in a plain, disciplined prose shaped by journals, ship's records, and firsthand recollection, the book combines documentary precision with understated drama. Its literary context lies between Victorian
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In the Kingdom of Ice

The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette

by Hampton Sides ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and heroism in the Gilded Age from the New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers. • “A splendid book in every way…a marvelous nonfiction thriller.” —The Wall Street JournalOn July 8, 1879, Captain George Washington De Long and his team of thirty-two men set sail from San Francisco on the USS Jeanette ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and heroism in the Gilded Age from the New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers. • “A splendid book in every way…a marvelous nonfiction thriller.” —The Wall Street JournalOn July 8, 1879, Captain George Washington De Long and his team of thirty-two men set sail from San Francisco on the USS Jeanette
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Lost Beneath the Ice

The Story of HMS Investigator

by Andrew Cohen ...

When Sir John Franklin disappeared in the Arctic in the 1840s, the British Admiralty launched the largest rescue mission in its history. Among the search vessels was HMS Investigator, which left England in 1850 under the command of Captain Robert McClure. While the ambitious McClure never found Franklin, he and his crew did discover the fabled Northwest Passage.Like Franklin’s ships, though, ... Read more

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When Sir John Franklin disappeared in the Arctic in the 1840s, the British Admiralty launched the largest rescue mission in its history. Among the search vessels was HMS Investigator, which left England in 1850 under the command of Captain Robert McClure. While the ambitious McClure never found Franklin, he and his crew did discover the fabled Northwest Passage.Like Franklin’s ships, though,
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Alone: The Classic Polar Adventure

by Richard E. Byrd ...

Richard E Byrd (1888-1957), was an American naval officer and explorer. Originally published in 1938, ‘Alone’ provides a gripping account of his second expedition to Antarctica in 1934. Contents: Richard E. Byrd; Preface; 1933: The Idea; March: The Decision; April i: God of 2.5; April ii: The Night; May i: The intimation; May ii: The Blow; June i: Despair; June ii: The Struggle; June iii: The ... Read more

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Richard E Byrd (1888-1957), was an American naval officer and explorer. Originally published in 1938, ‘Alone’ provides a gripping account of his second expedition to Antarctica in 1934. Contents: Richard E. Byrd; Preface; 1933: The Idea; March: The Decision; April i: God of 2.5; April ii: The Night; May i: The intimation; May ii: The Blow; June i: Despair; June ii: The Struggle; June iii: The
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The Arctic Journals of John Rae

by John Rae ...

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Scottish doctor and explorer John Rae is a controversial figure in the history of the Arctic. He began his career with the Hudson's Bay Company as a surgeon in Moose Factory, Ontario, where he learned to survey, live off the land, and travel great distances on snowshoes. These skills served him well when, in 1846, he was charged with completing the geography of the northern shore of North America ... Read more

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Scottish doctor and explorer John Rae is a controversial figure in the history of the Arctic. He began his career with the Hudson's Bay Company as a surgeon in Moose Factory, Ontario, where he learned to survey, live off the land, and travel great distances on snowshoes. These skills served him well when, in 1846, he was charged with completing the geography of the northern shore of North America
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Arctic Obsession

The Lure of the Far North

by Alexis S. Troubetzkoy ...

More than an account of the human delusion and fortitude in penetrating one of the most inhospitable areas of the world, Arctic Obsession goes beyond the gripping history of northern exploration, of the searches for the Northwest and Northeast Passages.From early medieval times to the twenty-first century, what has been the beguiling attraction of the North? What manner of men were they who boldly ... Read more

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More than an account of the human delusion and fortitude in penetrating one of the most inhospitable areas of the world, Arctic Obsession goes beyond the gripping history of northern exploration, of the searches for the Northwest and Northeast Passages.From early medieval times to the twenty-first century, what has been the beguiling attraction of the North? What manner of men were they who boldly
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Franklin

Tragic Hero of Polar Navigation

by Andrew Lambert ...

In 1845 Captain Sir John Franklin led a large, well equipped expedition to complete the conquest of the Canadian Arctic, to find the fabled North West Passage connecting the North Atlantic to the North Pacific. Yet Franklin, his ships and his men were fated never to return. The cause of their loss remains a mystery. In Franklin, Andrew Lambert presents a gripping account of the worst catastrophe ... Read more

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In 1845 Captain Sir John Franklin led a large, well equipped expedition to complete the conquest of the Canadian Arctic, to find the fabled North West Passage connecting the North Atlantic to the North Pacific. Yet Franklin, his ships and his men were fated never to return. The cause of their loss remains a mystery. In Franklin, Andrew Lambert presents a gripping account of the worst catastrophe
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Arctic Labyrinth

The Quest For The Northwest Passage

by Glyn Williams ...

As a result of global warming and the subsequent shrinking of Arctic ice, for the first time in seafaring history a navigable Northwest Passage, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, will open up. The possibility of seasonal shipping lanes has renewed the world's interest, and there are lessons to be learned for the next explorers striving to be the first to finally realize a sustainable and ... Read more

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As a result of global warming and the subsequent shrinking of Arctic ice, for the first time in seafaring history a navigable Northwest Passage, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, will open up. The possibility of seasonal shipping lanes has renewed the world's interest, and there are lessons to be learned for the next explorers striving to be the first to finally realize a sustainable and
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