An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science

An Empire of Ice presents a fascinating new take on Antarctic exploration—placing the famed voyages of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, his British rivals Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton, and others in a larger scientific, social, and geopolitical context. https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/...

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Main Author: Larson, Edward J.
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Published: Pepperdine Digital Commons 2011
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/facultybooks/40
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Summary:An Empire of Ice presents a fascinating new take on Antarctic exploration—placing the famed voyages of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, his British rivals Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton, and others in a larger scientific, social, and geopolitical context. https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/facultybooks/1038/thumbnail.jpg