The Lure Of Unknown Lands
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The Lure Of Unknown Lands
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Author : Frederick George Jackson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1935
The Lure Of Unknown Lands written by Frederick George Jackson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1935 with Adventure and adventurers categories.
Unknown Waters In An Unknown Land
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language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
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Unknown Waters In An Unknown Land written by and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Encyclopedia Of The Arctic
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Author : Mark Nuttall
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-09-23
Encyclopedia Of The Arctic written by Mark Nuttall and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09-23 with Reference categories.
With detailed essays on the Arctic's environment, wildlife, climate, history, exploration, resources, economics, politics, indigenous cultures and languages, conservation initiatives and more, this Encyclopedia is the only major work and comprehensive reference on this vast, complex, changing, and increasingly important part of the globe. Including 305 maps. This Encyclopedia is not only an interdisciplinary work of reference for all those involved in teaching or researching Arctic issues, but a fascinating and comprehensive resource for residents of the Arctic, and all those concerned with global environmental issues, sustainability, science, and human interactions with the environment.
The Story Of An Architect King
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Author : Renata Tyszczuk
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2007
The Story Of An Architect King written by Renata Tyszczuk and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Architecture categories.
In this book the author explores the representational strategies of the modern period and their relation to political life through the story of Stanislas Leszczynski, architect king and roi bienfaisant, 'a king that does good'. The ingredients of his story are compelling. They include: an exiled king (who makes a cameo appearance in Voltaire's Candide and corresponds with Rousseau); a collection of writings that include aphorisms, political treatises, and a utopian novel; gardens that include a grotto of eighty-six life-size automata and an experimental village of courtiers; and architecture and landscapes that traverse the contested boundaries of central Europe, imaginary constructions of the orient, and the borderlines between fact and fiction. These come together to make a distinctive account of the transitional period in eighteenth-century culture. Stanislas' architectural and literary works were rooted in an acceptance of the uncertainty of the world more characteristic of the story. His 'hope of a better age' emerges as an endeavour - through the writing and the architecture - to find one's own meaning in history as well as a model for the good life. His story suggests a way of exploring what this struggle still entails today.
Svalbard
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Author : Andreas Umbreit
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2013
Svalbard written by Andreas Umbreit and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Travel categories.
A new edition of the most in-depth guide available to the most remote area of the Scandinavian Arctic, from ends-of-the-earth wilderness adventures to fascinating insight into the flora, fauna and natural landscapes. The perfect guide to the perfect bucket-list destination.
Exploring Polar Frontiers 2 Volumes
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Author : William James Mills
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2003-12-11
Exploring Polar Frontiers 2 Volumes written by William James Mills and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-12-11 with Social Science categories.
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.
Spitsbergen Svalbard Franz Josef Jan Mayen 3rd
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Author : Andreas Umbreit
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2005
Spitsbergen Svalbard Franz Josef Jan Mayen 3rd written by Andreas Umbreit and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Travel categories.
The Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen (locally referred to as Svalbard) is an antidote to modern-day life. Svalbard: The Bradt Travel Guide introduces ecotravelers to this fascinating part of the world; its intriguing land features, and the magical display of northern lights make it ideal for cruises, wilderness exploration, wildlife watching, and extreme sports. The guide is packed with essential information on travel preparations and local knowledge for those braving the Arctic elements. This guide features: >All the islands of the region that make up Svalbard territory, including Franz Josef Land and the tiny volcanic island of Jan Mayen >Nature and conservation, including polar bears, Arctic foxes, reindeer, and migratory birds >A survival guide to the Arctic with advice on getting outfitted for exploration >Getting there and traveling around, cruise options and internal travel by skidoos and sleds >A wide range of sports, including climbing, hiking, trekking, skiing, riding, and hunting >A background to the climate and geology of the region
The Greatest Show In The Arctic
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Author : P. J. Capelotti
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2016-05-06
The Greatest Show In The Arctic written by P. J. Capelotti and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-06 with History categories.
In Gilded Age America, Arctic explorers were fabulous celebrities—assured of riches and near-immortality so long as they reached the North Pole first. Of the many attempts to meet that goal, three American expeditions, launched from the Russian archipelago of Franz Josef Land, ended in abject failure, their exploits consigned to near-oblivion. Even so, these ventures—the Wellman expedition (1898–99), the Baldwin-Ziegler (1901–2), and the Fiala-Ziegler (1903–5)—have much to tell us about the personalities, politics, and economics of exploration in their day. In The Greatest Show in the Arctic, the first book to chronicle all three expeditions, P. J. Capelotti explores what went right and what, in the end, went tragically wrong. The cast of colorful characters from the Franz Josef Land forays included Walter Wellman, a Chicago journalist and bon vivant running from debts, his mistress, and an illegitimate daughter; Evelyn Briggs Baldwin, a deranged meteorologist with a fetish for balloons and a passion for Swedish conserves; and Anthony Fiala, a pious photographer in search of God in the Arctic. Featuring an international cast of supporting characters worthy of a three-ring circus, The Greatest Show in the Arctic follows each of the three expeditions in turn, from spectacular feats of financing to their bitter ends. Along the way, the explorers accumulated considerable geographic knowledge and left a legacy of place-names. Through close study of the expeditions’ journals, Capelotti reveals that the Franz Josef Land endeavors foundered chiefly because of poor leadership and internal friction, not for lack of funding, as historians have previously suspected. Presenting tales of noble intentions, novel inventions, and epic miscalculations, The Greatest Show in the Arctic brings fresh life to a unique and underappreciated story of American exploration.
Naturalists At Sea
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Author : Glyn Williams
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2013-10-22
Naturalists At Sea written by Glyn Williams and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-22 with Science categories.
DIV On the great Pacific discovery expeditions of the “long eighteenth century,” naturalists for the first time were commonly found aboard ships sailing forth from European ports. Lured by intoxicating opportunities to discover exotic and perhaps lucrative flora and fauna unknown at home, these men set out eagerly to collect and catalogue, study and document an uncharted natural world./div DIV /div DIV This enthralling book is the first to describe the adventures and misadventures, discoveries and dangers of this devoted and sometimes eccentric band of explorer-scholars. Their individual experiences are uniquely their own, but together their stories offer a new perspective on the extraordinary era of Pacific exploration and the achievements of an audacious generation of naturalists. Historian Glyn Williams illuminates the naturalist’s lot aboard ship, where danger alternated with boredom and quarrels with the ship’s commander were the norm. Nor did the naturalist’s difficulties end upon returning home, where recognition for years of work often proved elusive. Peopled with wonderful characters and major figures of Enlightenment science—among them Louis Antoine de Bouganville, Joseph Banks, John Reinhold Forster, Captain Cook, and Charles Darwin—this book is a gripping account of a small group of scientific travelers whose voyages of discovery were to change perceptions of the natural world./div
Ninety Degrees North
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Author : Fergus Fleming
language : en
Publisher: Granta Books
Release Date : 2011-08-04
Ninety Degrees North written by Fergus Fleming and has been published by Granta Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-04 with History categories.
In the mid-nineteenth century the North Pole was a mystery. Some believed that it was an island of basalt in a warm crystal sea. Explorers who tried to penetrate the icy wastes failed or died. But after Sir John Franklin disappeared with all his men in 1845, serious efforts began to be made to find the true northernmost point of the globe. Fergus Fleming's book is a vivid, witty history of the disasters that ensued. The new explorers included Elisha Kane, a sickly man and useless commander, who led his team close to death in 1854, and Charles Hall, a printer from Ohio. Hall made the mistake of taking an experienced crew, who refused to commit suicide for him. Their mutiny so enraged Hall that he died of a stroke, and some of his crew escaped south on an ice floe. They were followed by the Germans, newly united and eager for their place in the ice, the Austro-Hungarians and the British, who in 1876 managed to get further than any other expedition, travelling over terrain later explorers considered impassable. They left the field to the Norwegians, to expeditions organized by the American tabloid press, Swedish baloonists, aristocratic Italians and finally to the obsessive Robert Peary, who on one trip took his pregnant wife with him in order to set a record for the most northerly birth in history. He finally made it in 1909.