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A fabulous kingdom : the exploration of the Arctic

Officer, Charles (author.). Page, Jake, (author.).

Summary: Inconstant and forbidding, the arctic has lured misguided voyagers into the cold for centuries--pushing them beyond the limits of their knowledge, technology, and endurance. A Fabulous Kingdom charts these quests and the eventual race for the North Pole, chronicling the lives and adventures that would eventually throw light on this "magical realm" of sunless winters. They follow the explorers from the early journeys of Viking Ottar to the daring exploits of Martin Frobisher, Henry Hudson, Frederick Cook, Robert Peary, and Richard Bird. The second edition features a section entitled &

Record details

ISBN: 6613625450
ISBN: 9786613625458
ISBN: 9781280595622
ISBN: 1280595620
ISBN: 9780190267872
ISBN: 0190267879
ISBN: 0199837805
ISBN: 9780199837809
ISBN: 0199930775
ISBN: 9780199930777
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 220 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, [2012]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	PART FOUR: Climate Change and a Whole New Arctic10. The Deicing of the North; 11. Animals: Changing the Guard; 12. Who Owns the Arctic?; 13. The Greenland Example; Illustration Credits; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.