| Forgotten Footprints: Lost Stories in the Discovery of Antarctica Contributor(s): Harrison, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1908946466 ISBN-13: 9781908946461 Publisher: Parthian OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Polar Regions - History | Polar Regions |
| Dewey: 919.89 |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 5.1" W x 8.4" (1.25 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A history of the Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland Islands and the Weddell Sea. In 12 years John has visited the area over 40 times, guiding and lecturing on adventure cruise ships. He delivers a selection of highly readable accounts of the sailors, merchantmen, sealers, whalers, and aviators who, with scientists and adventurers, drew the first ghostly maps of the white continent. |