Polar Explorations

The World History Series examines the eras, events, civilizations, and movements that have shaped human history, providing readers with insight into the past and its many legacies. Vivid writing, full-color photographs and extensive use of fully cited primary and secondary source quotations provide a sense of immediacy. Sidebars, time lines, indexes, and annotated bibliography, which appear in every volume, offer a wealth of additional as well as provide launching points for further discussion and study.

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Polar Explorations

The World History Series examines the eras, events, civilizations, and movements that have shaped human history, providing readers with insight into the past and its many legacies. Vivid writing, full-color photographs and extensive use of fully cited primary and secondary source quotations provide a sense of immediacy. Sidebars, time lines, indexes, and annotated bibliography, which appear in every volume, offer a wealth of additional as well as provide launching points for further discussion and study.

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Polar Explorations

Polar Explorations

by Don Nardo
Polar Explorations

Polar Explorations

by Don Nardo

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The World History Series examines the eras, events, civilizations, and movements that have shaped human history, providing readers with insight into the past and its many legacies. Vivid writing, full-color photographs and extensive use of fully cited primary and secondary source quotations provide a sense of immediacy. Sidebars, time lines, indexes, and annotated bibliography, which appear in every volume, offer a wealth of additional as well as provide launching points for further discussion and study.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781420503609
Publisher: Gale Cengage Learning
Publication date: 03/02/2011
Series: Lucent World History Series
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 7.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range: 12 - 16 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword 6

Important Dates at the Time of the Polar Explorations 8

Introduction: The Attraction of the Poles 10

Chapter 1 The Earliest Arctic Voyagers 10

Chapter 2 Quests for the Northern Passages 28

Chapter 3 Search for the Southern Continent 41

Chapter 4 The Contest for the North Pole 52

Chapter 5 Antarctica in the Heroic Age 64

Chapter 6 The Age of Mechanized Exploration 78

Epilogue: To Conquer the Unknown: Modern Polar Research 88

Notes 88

For More Information 95

Index 98

Picture Credits 103

About the Author 104

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