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Illustrated Classics eBook Series

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  • THE VOYAGES OF CAPTAIN SCOTT

    by CHARLES TURLEY ...
    Series Book 102 - Illustrated Classics
    The Terra Nova Expedition, officially the British Antarctic Expedition, was an expedition to Antarctica which took place between 1910 and 1913. It was led by Robert Falcon Scott and had various scientific and geographical objectives. Scott wished to continue the scientific work that he had begun when leading the Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic in 1901–04. He also wanted to be the first to ... Read more

    $1.83 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Worst Journey in the World

    by Apsley Cherry-Garrard ...
    Series series Bybliotech Discovery
    "The Worst Journey in the World" by Apsley Cherry-Garrard is the epic tale of the disastrous "Winter expedition" of the Author and his two companions- Henry Bowers and Dr Edward Wilson - all members of Scott's ill-fated Antarctic expedition to the South Pole, who attempted a scientific expedition in the midst of the Antarctic Winter - in the coldest temperatures found on Planet Earth.At the behest ... Read more

    $2.49 CAD

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  • The Antarctic Exploration Anthology

    The Personal Accounts of the Great Antarctic Explorers

    by Ernest Shackleton, Robert Falcon Scott, Roald Amundsen ...
    Series series Texts of Discovery
    The frozen continent of Antarctica has always captured the imagination of explorers and adventurers from around the World, most especially in the first few decades of the 20th Century, when the race was on to be the very first person to reach the South Pole.In this carefully selected Anthology we present the personal accounts of the greatest early explorers of Antarctica: Captain Robert Falcon ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • South: The Story Of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917

    The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917

    by Ernest Henry Shackleton ...
    When Sir Henry Ernest Shackleton was beaten to the South Pole in 1912, he decided to trek across the continent via the pole instead. Before his ship even reached the continent it was crushed in pack ice. Shackleton managed to bring his entire team home by his masterful leadership through a series of incredible events. He has become a cult figure and a role model for great leadership. ... Read more

    $7.59 CAD

  • The Arctic Exploration Anthology

    The Personal Accounts of the Great Arctic Explorers

    by Fridtjof Nansen, Robert Peary, Matthew Henson ...
    Series series Texts of Discovery
    The stories of the first explorers of the Arctic and the North Pole have always been somewhat overshadowed by the famous and tragic race for the South Pole a decade later. In truth the story is no less riveting to the reader, in terms of bravery, resilience and determination.What is more, in an extra dimension to the story there is the enduring controversy over who was in fact the first to make it ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Endurance

    An Epic of Polar Adventure

    by Frank Arthur Worsley ...
    The legendary tale of Ernest Shackleton's grueling Antarctic expedition, recounted in riveting first-person detail by the captain of HMS Endurance.You seriously mean to tell me that the ship is doomed?" asked Frank Worsley, commander of the Endurance, stuck impassably in Antarctic ice packs. "What the ice gets," replied Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition's unflappable leader, "the ice keeps." ... Read more

    $16.69 CAD

  • Astounding Sea Stories

    Fifteen Ripping Good Tales

    Edited by Tom McCarthy ...
    Stories that will entertain, inform, and inspire.Few people would want to test their mettle in an ice-encrusted boat with Ernest Shackleton, or search for the Northwest Passage with Franklin’s doomed crew, or watch their mates being beheaded by angry pirates like Daniel Collins. But it’s quite another thing to read these true accounts while settled into a favorite chair. Here are stoic and hardy ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Scott's Last Expedition, Volume I

    by Robert Falcon Scott ...
    "Scott's Last Expedition, Volume I" is a gripping account of Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated journey to the South Pole. This volume details the preparations and the early stages of the expedition, showcasing the determination and spirit of Scott and his team. The narrative is rich with vivid descriptions of the harsh Antarctic landscape and the challenges faced by the explorers. Scott's meticulous ... Read more

    $1.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Worst Journey in the World

    Ranked number 1 in National Geographic’s 100 Best Adventure Books of All Time

    by Apsley Cherry-Garrard ...
    One of the world's greatest works of travel and adventure writing, reissued on its 100th birthday.This is a gripping account of an expedition gone disastrously wrong. Apsley Cherry-Garrard, one of the youngest members of Scott's team, recorded the experience of his adventure and in doing so created a masterpiece of travel writing. Despite the horrors that Scott and his men faced, Cherry's account ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • 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

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Scott's Last Expedition

    by Robert Falcon Scott, Beau Riffenburgh, Tom Griffith ...
    Series series Classics of World Literature
    The final letters and diary entries of Robert Falcon Scott – written in his last days, while hopelessly trapped in a tiny tent by a raging blizzard on the Great Ice Barrier – are among the most poignant and haunting passages ever penned. ‘Had we lived,’ he wrote, ‘I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance, and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every ... Read more

    $5.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Roald Amundsen Anthology

    'The North West Passage' and, 'The South Pole'

    by Roald Amundsen ...
    Series series Bybliotech Discovery
    The Roald Amundsen Anthology: “The Gjoa Expedition 1903-07”, and “The South Pole, an Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the Fram 1910-1912”.In this Anthology are combined the accounts of both of Amundsen’s two most momentous journeys of exploration; the first successful navigation of the legendary “North West Passage” in 1903-07, and his victory in the race to be the first man to ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD