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Author:

Larson, Edward J. (Edward John)

Title:

An empire of ice : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science / Edward J. Larson.

Publisher:

Yale University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

xiv, 326 p. : ill., [16] p. of plates, maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Antarctica--British.--British.
Scientific expeditions--Antarctica--History--20th century.
Scott, Robert Falcon,--1868-1912.
Shackleton, Ernest Henry,--Sir,--1874-1922.

Notes:

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.

ISBN:

0300154089 (clothbound : alk. paper)
9780300154085 (clothbound : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)670375635

LCCN:

2010044396

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

GYPE631 -- Knoxville Public Library (Knoxville)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)