A fabulous kingdom :: the exploration of the Arctic /
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 wou...
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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 & |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (x, 220 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199930777 0199930775 0190267879 9780190267872 1280595620 9781280595622 9786613625458 6613625450 0199942765 9780199942763 |
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| spelling | Officer, Charles, author. A fabulous kingdom : the exploration of the Arctic / Charles Officer, Jake Page. 2nd ed. Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, [2012] 1 online resource (x, 220 pages) : illustrations, maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda Print version record. Includes bibliographical references and index. Cover; Contents; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Introduction: The Nature of the Place; PART ONE: Ultima Thule; 1. Sea Lungs, Godly Commerce, and Projections; 2. Frizadores for Cathay, and Polar Bears; 3. Fool's Gold, Hooch, and Mutiny; PART TWO: The Myth of the Open Polar Sea; 4. Connubial Fidelity and The Vicar of Wakefield; 5. Open Seas and Closed Minds; 6. Anything Is Good That Don't Poison You; PART THREE: Racing for the Pole; 7. Three Faces of Ambition; 8. Amateurs, Pros, and Cons; 9. From Polar Larks to Canary Watching. 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. 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 & English. Arctic regions Discovery and exploration. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006958 Arctique Découverte et exploration. NATURE Ecology. bisacsh HISTORY Expeditions & Discoveries. bisacsh TRAVEL Polar Regions. bisacsh Discoveries in geography fast Arctic Regions fast Electronic book. Page, Jake, author. has work: A fabulous kingdom (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFBQ9kMBR9CqQfjvdBdvpP https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Officer, Charles B. Fabulous kingdom. 2nd ed. New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012 9780199837809 (DLC) 2011049534 (OCoLC)768041907 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=454390 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Officer, Charles Page, Jake A fabulous kingdom : the exploration of the Arctic / Cover; Contents; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Introduction: The Nature of the Place; PART ONE: Ultima Thule; 1. Sea Lungs, Godly Commerce, and Projections; 2. Frizadores for Cathay, and Polar Bears; 3. Fool's Gold, Hooch, and Mutiny; PART TWO: The Myth of the Open Polar Sea; 4. Connubial Fidelity and The Vicar of Wakefield; 5. Open Seas and Closed Minds; 6. Anything Is Good That Don't Poison You; PART THREE: Racing for the Pole; 7. Three Faces of Ambition; 8. Amateurs, Pros, and Cons; 9. From Polar Larks to Canary Watching. 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. NATURE Ecology. bisacsh HISTORY Expeditions & Discoveries. bisacsh TRAVEL Polar Regions. bisacsh Discoveries in geography fast |
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| title | A fabulous kingdom : the exploration of the Arctic / |
| title_auth | A fabulous kingdom : the exploration of the Arctic / |
| title_exact_search | A fabulous kingdom : the exploration of the Arctic / |
| title_full | A fabulous kingdom : the exploration of the Arctic / Charles Officer, Jake Page. |
| title_fullStr | A fabulous kingdom : the exploration of the Arctic / Charles Officer, Jake Page. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A fabulous kingdom : the exploration of the Arctic / Charles Officer, Jake Page. |
| title_short | A fabulous kingdom : |
| title_sort | fabulous kingdom the exploration of the arctic |
| title_sub | the exploration of the Arctic / |
| topic | NATURE Ecology. bisacsh HISTORY Expeditions & Discoveries. bisacsh TRAVEL Polar Regions. bisacsh Discoveries in geography fast |
| topic_facet | Arctic regions Discovery and exploration. Arctique Découverte et exploration. NATURE Ecology. HISTORY Expeditions & Discoveries. TRAVEL Polar Regions. Discoveries in geography Arctic Regions Electronic book. |
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