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Arctic Spectacles: The Frozen North in Visual Culture, 1818-1875
ISBN: 9780295986791 / Angielski / Twarda / 258 str. When every land seems already explored, and space travel has declined in scope and prestige, the northern exploits of our Victorian forebears offers a pleasantly distant mirror from which to regard our own time. The Arctic regions have been the subject of a long-lasting visual fascination, one which has from the outset crossed boundaries between fine art and mass entertainment, "high" and "low" cultures, and even national identity. In the mid-nineteenth century, this polar passion reached a peak, dominating the visual culture of both Britain and America, and yet its history is scarcely... When every land seems already explored, and space travel has declined in scope and prestige, the northern exploits of our Victorian forebears offer... |
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214,39 zł |
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The Ice Cave: A Womanas Adventures from the Mojave to the Antarctic
ISBN: 9780299218447 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. For Lucy Jane Bledsoe, wilderness had always been a source of peace. But during one disastrous solo trip in the wintry High Sierra she came face to face with a crisis: the wilderness no longer felt like home. The Ice Cave recounts Bledsoe s wilderness journeys as she recovers her connection with the wild and discovers the meanings of fear and grace.
These are Bledsoe s gripping tales of fending off wolves in Alaska, encountering UFOs in the Colorado Desert, and searching for mountain lions in Berkeley. Her memorable story The Breath of Seals takes readers to Antarctica, the wildest... For Lucy Jane Bledsoe, wilderness had always been a source of peace. But during one disastrous solo trip in the wintry High Sierra she came face to fa...
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109,55 zł |
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Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica
ISBN: 9780375753381 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. It is the coldest, windiest, driest place on earth, an icy desert of unearthly beauty and stubborn impenetrability. For centuries, Antarctica has captured the imagination of our greatest scientists and explorers, lingering in the spirit long after their return. Shackleton called it "the last great journey"; for Apsley Cherry-Garrard it was the worst journey in the world. This is a book about the call of the wild and the response of the spirit to a country that exists perhaps most vividly in the mind. Sara Wheeler spent seven months in Antarctica, living with its scientists and dreamers....
It is the coldest, windiest, driest place on earth, an icy desert of unearthly beauty and stubborn impenetrability. For centuries, Antarctica has capt...
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74,66 zł |
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Antarctica: Exploration, Perception and Metaphor
ISBN: 9780415082259 / Angielski A scene so wildly and awfully desolate...it cannot fail to impress me with gloomy thoughts" - so Scott perceived the stark Antarctic landscape in 1905.
Antarctica traces images of the continent from early invented maps of Terra Australis Incognita up to Amundsen's arrival at 90 degrees South. Approaching Antarctica from sea and then land, the book analyses the differing perceptions of beauty and terror experienced by explorers, the stories they brought back and the power of new images refashioned at home. A scene so wildly and awfully desolate...it cannot fail to impress me with gloomy thoughts" - so Scott perceived the stark Antarctic landscape in 1905...
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571,27 zł |
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A History of Antarctic Science
ISBN: 9780521673372 / Angielski / Miękka / 508 str. This book is the first to describe the development of scientific activity in the Antarctic (as distinct from exploration) in all its aspects. Coverage spans three centuries, starting with Halley who laid the foundations of geophysics which was to be the principal driving force behind Antarctic science for most of its history. Although early researchers built up a picture of the main features of the Antarctic environment, the idea of science specific to the continent emerged only later. As the main disciplines of oceanography, earth sciences, the sciences of atmosphere and geospace,...
This book is the first to describe the development of scientific activity in the Antarctic (as distinct from exploration) in all its aspects. Coverage...
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612,00 zł |
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The Oddest Place on Earth: Rediscovering the North Pole
ISBN: 9780595214549 / Angielski / Miękka / 314 str. |
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88,59 zł |
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Thirty Years in the Arctic Regions
ISBN: 9780803268678 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. In 1845 Sir John Franklin and his expedition, sailing on the Erebus and the Terror, set out in search of the Northwest Passage. In their pursuit of that elusive water route across North America they all perished, their fate remaining unknown for many years. Franklin and his crew inspired a spate of books on exploration in the nineteenth century, and interest in his expedition has revived with the recent discovery of the bodies of several of its members, perfectly preserved by ice for nearly a century and half. Thirty Years in the Arctic Regions, originally published in...
In 1845 Sir John Franklin and his expedition, sailing on the Erebus and the Terror, set out in search of the Northwest Passage. In their...
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132,72 zł |
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My Arctic Journal: A Year Among Ice-Fields and Eskimos
ISBN: 9780815411987 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Wife of self-proclaimed North Pole discoverer Robert Edwin Peary, Josephine Peary was the first white woman to take part in an Artic exploration. Unavailable for nearly a century, this book is her account of Peary's 1891-92 expedition, of her adventurous experiences and cultural encounters, and of her extraordinary treks across the world's upper reaches. This rare, firsthand account--the only Arctic memoir composed by a woman--provides an accurate, elaborate picture of Arctic geography and Inuit culture.
Wife of self-proclaimed North Pole discoverer Robert Edwin Peary, Josephine Peary was the first white woman to take part in an Artic exploration. Unav...
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78,59 zł |
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Beyond Cape Horn: Travels in the Antarctic
ISBN: 9780815412359 / Angielski / Miękka / 408 str. Writer and Antarctic explorer Neider tells of his third trip to the frozen continent, describing the international stations there and the goals they are working toward. Neider also tours the Antarctic landscape, observing the geography and wildlife and evoking it in detail. Devoting scrutiny to the international treaties that protect the continent politically and environmentally, Neider reveals how important those treaties are. Also included in this work are interviews with Antarctic pioneers Sir Charles Wright, Sir Vivian Fuchs, and Laurence Gould.
Writer and Antarctic explorer Neider tells of his third trip to the frozen continent, describing the international stations there and the goals they a...
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74,45 zł |
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The Aerial Age: A Thousand Miles by Airship Over the Atlantic Ocean
ISBN: 9781410213143 / Angielski / Miękka / 556 str. A book detailing Walter Wellman's attempts to reach the North Pole. Wellman was a contemporary of Peary who decided after one attempt that the North Pole could never be reached over the ice. He got backing for an attempt to fly there in a primitive dirigible, America. He made two attempts in 1907 and 1909, both unsuccessful. When he learned Cook and Peary were claiming to have reached the Pole he gave up his ambition and tried to cross the Atlantic in the America in 1910. All of these exploits are detailed in this book. Included is interesting technical information on power and equipment of...
A book detailing Walter Wellman's attempts to reach the North Pole. Wellman was a contemporary of Peary who decided after one attempt that the North P...
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122,37 zł |
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Arctic Crossing: One Man's 2,000-Mile Odyssey Among the Inuit
ISBN: 9781585747306 / Angielski / Miękka / 376 str. Jonathan Waterman's 2,200-mile journey across the roof of North America took him through Inuit communities in Alaska to Nunavut, Canada's new, self-governed territory. His story offers firsthand observations of Inuit life, language, and beliefs; records their reactions to modernization; documents their centuries of unjust treatment at the hands of Kabloona (bushy-eyebrowed whites); and witnesses unemployment, teen suicide, spousal violence, and substance abuse. From the perspective of his 1997 - 1999 voyage - as the Inuit stand on the brink of a more hopeful, independent future - he also...
Jonathan Waterman's 2,200-mile journey across the roof of North America took him through Inuit communities in Alaska to Nunavut, Canada's new, self-go...
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70,30 zł |
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South!: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917
ISBN: 9781589760929 / Angielski / Miękka / 409 str. Shackleton tells the story of his last expedition (1914-1917) when his ship, the Endurance, was crushed by pack ice.
Shackleton tells the story of his last expedition (1914-1917) when his ship, the Endurance, was crushed by pack ice.
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103,48 zł |
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Under Sail in the Frozen North
ISBN: 9781589762329 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Worsley was a naval officer and polar explorer, best known as the captain of Shackleton's Endurance. In this book, Worsley tells of his trip as co-leader of the 1926 British Artic Expedition.
Worsley was a naval officer and polar explorer, best known as the captain of Shackleton's Endurance. In this book, Worsley tells of his trip as co-lea...
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66,15 zł |
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Antarctica: Life on the Ice
ISBN: 9781932361537 / Angielski / Miękka / 299 str. Antarctica s legend as a fascinating, forbidding place is confirmed and expanded in these insider articles. Covering everything from Happy Camper School to washing dishes to what it s like to fall in love in a place where the sun never goes down (or never comes up), these articles limn a world of colorful characters (human and otherwise) and breathtaking backdrops. The humor runs high here in work by Karen Joyce, who recounts an odd afternoon when it rained chickens, and Glenn Grant, who riffs on the dreaded psych test. Some of the contributors are award-winning travel writers: Bill Fox, for...
Antarctica s legend as a fascinating, forbidding place is confirmed and expanded in these insider articles. Covering everything from Happy Camper Scho...
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74,45 zł |
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North Pole Tenderfoot: A Rookie Goes on a North Pole Expedition Following in Admiral Peary's Footsteps
ISBN: 9781578603282 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Why would Doug Hall follow in Robert Peary's 1909 sled tracks to the North Pole, despite the grueling terrain and temperatures between 15 and 62 degrees below zero? His goal was to resurrect the spirit of Peary's journey in a world increasingly driven by instant gratification, short term business focus, and lack of sustained dedication to great causes. Peary succeeded where some 578 expeditions before him had failed. North Pole Tenderfoot is Doug's attempt to let the reader experience what is possible when one does what Peary did: think big.
Why would Doug Hall follow in Robert Peary's 1909 sled tracks to the North Pole, despite the grueling terrain and temperatures between 15 and 62 degre...
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74,45 zł |
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Arctic Diary: Surviving on This Ice
ISBN: 9780753515365 / Angielski It's hardly a surprise to discover that twenty-two year old Sam Branson has a love of adventure and a real concern about our future in a world threatened by rapid climate change. Journeying into the heart of the Arctic wilderness with his father and a film crew, Sam explores the changing landscape and the lives of the native Inuit people who have survived in a relentlessly inhospitable environment for 5,000 years.Sleeping on frozen seas and encountering majestic polar bears, Sam and his father embark together on a winter expedition, which Sam must ultimately complete on his own, finding new...
It's hardly a surprise to discover that twenty-two year old Sam Branson has a love of adventure and a real concern about our future in a world threate...
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67,71 zł |
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Simone Sassen: Ultima Thule
ISBN: 9783829603935 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Ultima Thule--the island of Spitsbergen located between Greenland, Norway, and the North Pole, was once considered the very -end of the world.- Sixty percent of its sparsley settled land mass--mountains, moors and fjords--is covered in perma-ice. Spitsbergen today is a sensitive site in the strategically delicate Arctic Sea, with the interests of the major powers colliding there. The Romantic beauty is impervious to this state of things. And Pyramiden, the coal mining town operated by the Soviet Union from 1929 to 1992 contributes to the Romantic feel: the ruins of a boomtown caught in the...
Ultima Thule--the island of Spitsbergen located between Greenland, Norway, and the North Pole, was once considered the very -end of the world.- Sixty ...
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135,80 zł |
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Ice!
ISBN: 9781574092738 / Angielski / Miękka / 281 str. First published 1978 by Sheed Andrews and McMeel--T.p. verso.
First published 1978 by Sheed Andrews and McMeel--T.p. verso.
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68,43 zł |
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To the South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram" 1910-1912
ISBN: 9781934941393 / Angielski / Miękka / 318 str. An account of the first expedition to reach the South Pole, by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. Losing the race to the North Pole to the American Robert Peary, Amundsen turned to the South Pole instead, and reached it just four weeks before his rival, the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott. With 20 pages of photos.
An account of the first expedition to reach the South Pole, by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. Losing the race to the North Pole to the American Ro...
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93,33 zł |
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Ten Months Among the Tents of the Tuski: With Incidents of an Arctic Boat Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin (1853)
ISBN: 9781437415612 / Angielski / Twarda / 444 str. With Incidents Of An Arctic Boat Expedition In Search Of Sir John Franklin, As Far As The Mackenzie River And Cape Bathurst.
With Incidents Of An Arctic Boat Expedition In Search Of Sir John Franklin, As Far As The Mackenzie River And Cape Bathurst.
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241,32 zł |
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