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The greatest polar exploration stories ever told
Title
The greatest polar exploration stories ever told / edited and with an introduction by Tom McCarthy.
ISBN
9781493071005
1493071009
9781493071012
Publication
Essex, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2023]
Physical Description
ix, 257 pages ; 23 cm
Summary
"The Greatest Polar Exploration Stories Ever Told is a visceral, exciting, and stunning collection of stories recounting the bravery, resoluteness, and strength of the men who willingly traversed frozen hells to be the first to reach the North or South Pole. It is a collection that will both inspire and inform as well as answer questions about the limits of human endurance"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Greatest polar exploration stories ever told Lanham, MD : Lyons Press, [2023]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 25, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Part I: The call of the North
The quest for North Pole / John Buchan
Across barren grounds, 1821 / Sir John Franklin
In search of John Franklin / Elisha Kent Kane
The last voyage of the Polaris, 1871 / Reverend Z. A. Mudge
Reaching the Pole / Robert E. Peary
I was first / Frederick A. Cook
Part II: The Call of the South
The Quest for the South Pole / M.B Synge
The worst journey in the world / Apsley Cherry-Garrard
We succeed / Roald Amundsen
Loss of the endurance / Sir Ernest Shackleton.
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