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Author

Larson, Edward J. (Edward John)

Title An empire of ice [electronic resource] : Scott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science / Edward J. Larson.

Imprint

New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2011.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xiv, 326 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	"Three cheers for the dogs" -- A compass pointing south -- The empire's mapmaker -- In challenger's wake -- Taking the measure of men -- March to the penguins -- Discovering a continent's past -- The meaning of ice -- Epilogue : heroes' requiem.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912.
	Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922.
	Scientific expeditions -- Antarctica -- History -- 20th century.
	Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780300154085 (clothbound : alk. paper)
	9780300159769 (electronic bk.)