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A Fabulous Kingdom: The Exploration of the Arctic
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Oxford Univ Pr
Publication date May 30, 2012
Pages 220
Binding Paperback
Edition 2
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780199837809
ISBN-10 0199837805
Dimensions 0.75 by 6.25 by 9.50 in.
Weight 0.65 lbs.
Original list price $21.95
Other format details university press
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Inconstant and forbidding, the arctic has lured misguided voyagers into the cold for centuries--pushing them beyond the limits of their knowledge, technology, and endurance. A Fabulous Kingdom charts these quests and the eventual race for the North Pole, chronicling the lives and adventures that would eventually throw light on this "magical realm" of sunless winters. They follow the explorers from the early journeys of Viking Ottar to the daring exploits of Martin Frobisher, Henry Hudson, Frederick Cook, Robert Peary, and Richard Bird. The second edition features a section entitled "The New Arctic" that illuminates current scientific and environmental issues that threaten the region. Officer and Page discuss such topics as the science behind the melting of the polar ice; the endangered species that now depend on the ice, including polar bears, narwhals, walruses, and ringed seals; commerce in mining and natural resources, especially petroleum and natural gas; and predictions for the economic and environmental future of the region. Library Journal called the first edition a "winning fusion of adventure, suspense, and history."


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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780195123821
 
from Oxford Univ Pr (March 1, 2001)
9780195123821 | details & prices | 222 pages | 5.25 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $25.00
About: The lure of the Arctic forms the basis of this compelling new history of exploration, from the Vikings to the nineteenth- and twentieth-century explorers who vied with each other to reach the last great frontiers on the planet.
Paperback
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With Charles Officer | 2 edition from Oxford Univ Pr (May 30, 2012)
9780199837809 | details & prices | 220 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $21.95
About: Inconstant and forbidding, the arctic has lured misguided voyagers into the cold for centuries--pushing them beyond the limits of their knowledge, technology, and endurance.

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