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Forgotten footprints : lost stories in the discovery of Antarctica / John Harrison

Author
Harrison, John, 1952-
Published
Cardigan : Parthian, 2012.
Physical Description
451 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, plates ; 23 cm

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.The Master Craftsman: James Cook (1728-1779) -- Interlude: The Ancient Mariner -- 2.William Who? A Merchant Goes Astray -- Interlude: The Naming of Names -- 3.The Admiral and the Boy Captain: Thaddeus Bellingshausen (1778-1852) and Nathaniel Palmer (1799-1877) -- 4.Charted in Blood: James Weddell (1787-1834) and Other Sealers -- Interlude: The Drake Passage -- 5.The Circumnavigators: Jules Dumont D'Urville, Charles Wilkes and James Clark Ross -- Interlude: Scurvy -- 6.Deception Island -- Interlude: Pendulum Scientists: The Sultans of Swing -- Interlude: The Cheek of Mr Borchgrevink -- 7.The First Antarctic Night 1897 - 99: Adrien de Gerlache -- 8.A Permanent Foothold: William Speirs Bruce (1867-1921) -- Interlude: How many Antarcticas? -- 9.The Great Escape 1901 - 1903: Otto Nordenskjold -- Interlude: Pemmican -- 10.Antarctica with a Butler: Jean-Baptiste Charcot's (1867-1936) Expeditions -- Interlude: Cape Horn -- 11.Red Water: Whaling -- Interlude: Guvernøren -- 12.The Boss: Ernest Shackleton (1877-1922) -- 13.Living in Antarctica: The Bases -- Interlude: Four-legged Friends: Bas Sled Dogs -- Interlude: The Ozone Layer -- Interlude: Measuring Ozone: Spectrophotometers -- 14.Who Owns Antarctica? -- Interlude: The Lindblad Explorer: Lars-Eric Lindblad Invents Antarctic Tourism -- 15.The Future of Antarctica.
Summary
A history of the Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland Islands and the Weddell Sea, John Harrison's book is a series of readable accounts of the merchantmen, navy men, sealers, whalers and aviators who - with scientists and adventurers - drew the first ghostly maps of the white continent.
A history of the Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland Islands and the Weddell Sea, the most visited places in Antarctica. In 12 years John has visited over 40 times and guides and lectures on adventure cruise ships. He delivers a selection of highly readable accounts of the merchantmen, navy men, sealers, whalers, and aviators who, with scientists and adventurers drew the first ghostly maps of the white continent. Parthian Books.
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ISBN
9781906998219 (hbk.)
1906998213 (hbk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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