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Author: R. St. J. (Ronald St. John) MacdonaldPublisher: [Newfoundland] : CNIB, [197-]
ISBN: 9780598184122
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
The Arctic Frontier [sound Recording]
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Author: R. St. J. (Ronald St. John) MacdonaldPublisher: [Newfoundland] : CNIB, [197-]
ISBN: 9780598184122
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
A Wretched and Precarious Situation: In Search of the Last Arctic Frontier
Author: David WelkyPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393254429
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
A Booklist Best Literary Travel Book (2017) and Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book (2016) “A penetrating study of human character in a challenging environment. . . . [David Welky’s] seamless narrative, chilling at times and always thought-provoking, transports the reader to a time when the Arctic was virtually as harsh and inaccessible a place as the Moon or Mars.” —Natural History From a snow-swept hill in the ice fields northwest of Greenland, famed Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary spots a line of mysterious peaks dotting the horizon. In 1906, he names that distant, uncharted territory “Crocker Land.” Years later, two of Peary’s disciples, George Borup and Donald MacMillan, take the brave steps Peary never did: with a team of amateur adventurers and intrepid native guides, they endeavor to reach this unknown land and fill in the last blank space on the globe. What follows is hardship and mishap the likes of which none of the explorers could possibly have imagined. From howling blizzards and desperate food shortages to crime and tragedy, the explorers experience a remarkable journey of endurance, courage, and hope. Set in one of the world’s most inhospitable places, A Wretched and Precarious Situation is an Arctic tale unlike any other.
Exploring Polar Frontiers [2 volumes]
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Author: William James MillsPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1576074234
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
Covers the entire history of Arctic and Antarctic exploration, from the voyage of Pytheas ca. 325 B.C. to the present, in one convenient, comprehensive reference resource. Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia is the only reference work that provides a comprehensive history of polar exploration from the ancient period through the present day. The author is a noted polar scholar and offers dramatic accounts of all major explorers and their expeditions, together with separate exploration histories for specific islands, regions, and uncharted waters. He presents a wealth of fascinating information under a variety of subject entries including methods of transport, myths, achievements, and record-breaking activities. By approaching polar exploration biographically, geographically, and topically, Mills reveals a number of intriguing connections between the various explorers, their patrons and times, and the process of discovery in all areas of the polar regions. Furthermore, he provides the reader with a clear understanding of the intellectual climate as well as the dominant social, economic, and political forces surrounding each expedition. Readers will learn why the journeys were undertaken, not just where, when, and how.
The Call of the Last Frontier
Author: Melissa L. CookPublisher:
ISBN: 9781956413052
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Melissa Cook shares her Alaska adventures, joys, struggles, and daily life in the Last Frontier with heart-pounding excitement and humor.
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 2094
Book Description
Acoustical Impact of Ships and Harbours: Airborne and Underwater N&V Pollution
Author: Davide BorelliPublisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2889457109
Category : Oceanography
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
Noise and vibrations generated by ships affect a wide range of receivers: crew and passengers inside the vessel, inhabitants of the coastal areas and marine fauna outside it. Recent studies suggest that a large percentage of people living in urban areas close to harbors and a number of marine species, at different evolutionary levels (in particular mammals and cephalopods), suffer from ship N&V emissions in air and in water. The present degree of knowledge of the phenomena involved in the noise emissions inside and outside ships is quite different, as a result also of the time elapsed since the negative effects were realized and therefore studied. The development of the normative framework in the various areas reflects these differences, but there are expectations for improvements on all fronts that need to be supported by the scientific community presenting the latest research results in this particular field of acoustics.
Annual Report on the National Archives and Records Service from the Anual Report of the Administrator of General Services for the Year Ending ...
Author: United States. National Archives and Records ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
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Author: Innovation and Discoveries in Marine Soundscape Research
Author: Bob DziakPublisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2889749185
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description