Larson, Edward J.
An empire of ice Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science / [electronic resource] : Edward J. Larson. - New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2011. - xiv, 326 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912.
Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922.
Scientific expeditions--History--Antarctica--20th century.
Antarctica--Discovery and exploration--British.
Electronic books.
G872.B8 / L37 2011eb
919.8/9
An empire of ice Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science / [electronic resource] : Edward J. Larson. - New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2011. - xiv, 326 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912.
Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922.
Scientific expeditions--History--Antarctica--20th century.
Antarctica--Discovery and exploration--British.
Electronic books.
G872.B8 / L37 2011eb
919.8/9