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The Mammoth Book of Polar Journeys: 42 Eye-Witness Accounts of Adventure and Tragedy in the Artic and Anatartica

Jon E. Lewis
4.9/5 (24062 ratings)
Description:Exerting a magnetic pull our imaginations, the poles have been the object of many gripping first-hand accounts of exploration -- literally, journeys to the ends of the earthA passport to the last wildnernesses of Earth, this is the definitive collection of first-hand accounts of polar exploration -- 50 true stories of intrepid travel through the desolate and dangerous regions of both Arctic and Antarctic.Beginning with Sir John Franklin's starvation trek through Alaska in 1821 and ending with Vassilli Gorshkovsky's northern expedition aboard a creaking ice-breaker in 2005, these true stories encompass every kind of triumph and disaster.The inspired but doomed courage of Captain Scott, and the marvellous leadership of Shackleton are well known, but here are many other stories including:The Bear, by Frederick A. Cook, 1908Meeting with Polar Eskimos by Knud Rasmussen, 1932By Dog-Sledge to the Top of the World, by Wally Herbert, 1968Hell on Earth by Reinhold Messner, 1989-90Solo by Pen Haddow, 2003And many more.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Mammoth Book of Polar Journeys: 42 Eye-Witness Accounts of Adventure and Tragedy in the Artic and Anatartica. To get started finding The Mammoth Book of Polar Journeys: 42 Eye-Witness Accounts of Adventure and Tragedy in the Artic and Anatartica, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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The Mammoth Book of Polar Journeys: 42 Eye-Witness Accounts of Adventure and Tragedy in the Artic and Anatartica

Jon E. Lewis
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
Description: Exerting a magnetic pull our imaginations, the poles have been the object of many gripping first-hand accounts of exploration -- literally, journeys to the ends of the earthA passport to the last wildnernesses of Earth, this is the definitive collection of first-hand accounts of polar exploration -- 50 true stories of intrepid travel through the desolate and dangerous regions of both Arctic and Antarctic.Beginning with Sir John Franklin's starvation trek through Alaska in 1821 and ending with Vassilli Gorshkovsky's northern expedition aboard a creaking ice-breaker in 2005, these true stories encompass every kind of triumph and disaster.The inspired but doomed courage of Captain Scott, and the marvellous leadership of Shackleton are well known, but here are many other stories including:The Bear, by Frederick A. Cook, 1908Meeting with Polar Eskimos by Knud Rasmussen, 1932By Dog-Sledge to the Top of the World, by Wally Herbert, 1968Hell on Earth by Reinhold Messner, 1989-90Solo by Pen Haddow, 2003And many more.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Mammoth Book of Polar Journeys: 42 Eye-Witness Accounts of Adventure and Tragedy in the Artic and Anatartica. To get started finding The Mammoth Book of Polar Journeys: 42 Eye-Witness Accounts of Adventure and Tragedy in the Artic and Anatartica, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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1780332742
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