Author: David H. Stam Publisher: ISBN: 9781605830841 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 256
Book Description
Based in part on his own naval experience, including duty in Antarctica, and informed by extensive archival and secondary research, David Stam's book examines the printed needs of several polar expeditions, including those of Adolphus Greely in the International Polar Year 1881-83 in northernmost Canada. Stam's study also includes analysis of shipboard- and expedition-based periodicals throughout the so-called Heroic Age of exploration (ca. 1880-1921); a definitive essay on the enduring books of Ernest Shackleton's legendary journey aboard the Endurance; a parallel study of the primarily religious literature distributed as Loan Libraries of the American Seamen's Friend Society; and, finally, an account of the three libraries assembled by Richard Evelyn Byrd for the successive bases at Little America (1929-41). The volume is bookended by chapters that provide an autobiographical account of how Adventures in Polar Reading came to be written and extensive suggestions pointing the way to topics of research that Stam's methodology might enable for other scholars.
Author: Joanna Kafarowski Publisher: Dundurn ISBN: 1459739728 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 489
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The first comprehensive biography of Louise Arner Boyd — the intrepid American socialite who reinvented herself as the leading female polar explorer of the twentieth century. Born in the late 1880s to a gritty mining magnate who made his millions in the California gold rush and a well-bred mother descended from one of New York’s distinguished families, society beauty Louise Arner Boyd was raised during a glittering era. After inheriting a staggering family fortune, she began leading a double life. She fell under the spell of the north in the late 1920s after a sailing excursion to the Arctic Ocean. Over the next three decades, she achieved international notoriety as a rugged and audacious polar explorer while maintaining her flamboyant lifestyle as a leading society woman. Yet despite organizing, financing, and directing seven daring Arctic expeditions between 1926 and 1955, she is virtually unknown today.
Author: Samantha Seiple Publisher: Scholastic Inc. ISBN: 0545562775 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 167
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From the author of GHOSTS IN THE FOG comes a story that will appeal to lovers of history, adventure, and dogs. BYRD & IGLOO will be the first narrative nonfiction book to tell the daring adventures of legendary polar explorer and aviator Richard Byrd and his lovable dog explorer, Igloo. Byrd is known for being the first to fly a plane over the North and South Poles, while Igloo is famous for being the only dog to explore both the North and South Poles. The adventures of Byrd and Igloo opened the door for science and research in the Antarctic. Featuring direct quotes from letters, diaries and interviews, newspaper clippings, expedition records, maps, charts, as well as never-before-seen photos, it will give the complete story of the explorers' journey. Though rooted in history with evidence from many museums and research centers, Byrd & Igloo will be exciting in tone, making it accessible and interesting for young readers.
Author: Chris Kurtz Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 0547634552 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 289
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Flora the pig was born for adventure: "If it's unexplored and needs to get dug up, call me. I'm your pig," she says. The day Flora spots a team of sled dogs is the day she sets her heart on becoming a sled pig. Before she knows it, she's on board a ship to Antarctica for the most exhilarating--and dangerous--adventure of her life. This poignant novel of a purposeful pig is sure to become a favorite with any young readers who have ever dreamed of exploring the great beyond.
Author: Amanda Lumry Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks ISBN: 9780545068383 Category : Animals Languages : en Pages : 0
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Riley, Uncle Max, Aunt Martha, and Cousin Alice meet in northern Canada, where they study and help polar bears that are wandering through towns while waiting for Hudson Bay to freeze over again so that they can hunt for seals.
Author: Debra Wideroe Publisher: Adventures of Camellia N. ISBN: 9780997085112 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Take a journey with pint size explorer, Camellia N. as she sails off on her first exciting adventure to the northernmost part of the earth... the Arctic. Explore this enchanted region as Camellia learns what makes the Arctic one of the most magical locations on our planet.
Author: Peter Freuchen Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing ISBN: 1787202526 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 615
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Originally published in 1956, this book is a memoir by Danish explorer Peter Freuchen, a close friend and travel companion of Arctic legend Knud Rasmussen, and ended up living in Greenland for fifteen years, 800 miles from the North Pole—adopting the native ways of life, marrying an Inuit woman, and having two children along the way. Arctic Adventure is filled with tales of seal and polar bear hunts, enduring starvation, encountering people who had resorted to cannibalism, and the stirring experience of seeing the sun again after three months of winter darkness. Rich in human saga, Freuchen’s warmth, wit, and literary talent make this recollection of real-life adventure stories a stand-out. “Except for Richard E. Byrd, and despite his foreign beginnings, Freuchen was perhaps better known to more people in the United States than any other explorer of our time.”—Evelyn Stefansson, The New York Times “[A] formidable and fascinating man”—Harriet Baker, AnOther Richly illustrated throughout with maps and black-and-white photographs.
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