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An empire of ice Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science
Title
An empire of ice [electronic resource] : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science / Edward J. Larson.
ISBN
9780300154085 (clothbound : alk. paper)
9780300159769 (e-book)
Published
New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2011.
Physical Description
xiv, 326 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 23, 2014
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
"Three cheers for the dogs"
A compass pointing south
The empire's mapmaker
In challenger's wake
Taking the measure of men
March to the penguins
Discovering a continent's past
The meaning of ice
Epilogue : heroes' requiem.
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