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  • The Joint Arctic Weather Stations

    Science and Sovereignty in the High Arctic, 1946-1972

    de Daniel Heidt, P. Whitney Lackenbauer ...
    This is the first systematic account of the Joint Arctic Weather Stations (JAWS), a collaborative science program between Canada and the United States that created a distinctive state presence in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago from 1946-1972. These five meteorological stations, constructed at Eureka, Resolute, Isachsen, Mould Bay, and Alert, became remote hubs for science and sovereignty, ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

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    Two Years Below the Horn

    Operation Tabarin, Field Science, and Antarctic Sovereignty, 1944-1946

    de Andrew Taylor ...
    Narrado por Speechki ...

    Completo

    15 hora 54 minutos

    In Two Years Below the Horn, engineer Andrew Taylor vividly recounts his experiences and accomplishments during Operation Tabarin, a landmark British expedition to Antarctica to establish sovereignty and conduct science during the Second World War. When mental strain led the operation’s first commander to resign, Taylor—a military engineer with extensive prewar surveying experience—became the ... Leer más

    $45.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

  • Two Years Below the Horn

    Operation Tabarin, Field Science, and Antarctic Sovereignty, 1944-1946

    de Andrew Taylor ...
    In Two Years Below the Horn, engineer Andrew Taylor vividly recounts his experiences and accomplishments during Operation Tabarin, a landmark British expedition to Antarctica to establish sovereignty and conduct science during the Second World War. When mental strain led the operation’s first commander to resign, Taylor—a military engineer with extensive prewar surveying experience—became the ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Cold Science

    Environmental Knowledge in the North American Arctic during the Cold War

    Edición de Stephen Bocking, Daniel Heidt ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine
    Science during the Cold War has become a matter of lively interest within the historical research community, attracting the attention of scholars concerned with the history of science, the Cold War, and environmental history. The Arctic—recognized as a frontier of confrontation between the superpowers, and consequently central to the Cold War—has also attracted much attention. This edited ... Leer más

    $64.99 USD

  • Reconsidering Confederation

    Canada’s Founding Debates, 1864-1999

    de J.R. Miller, Marcel Martel, Colin Coates, Martin Paquet, Maxime Gohier, Phillip Buckner, Robert Wardhaugh, Barry Ferguson, Patricia Roy, P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Ken S. Coates, Bill Waiser, Raymond B. Blake, Andre Legare ...
    July 1st 1867 is celebrated as Canada's Confederation - the date that Canada became a country. But 1867 was only the beginning. As the country grew from a small dominion to a vast federation encompassing ten provinces, three territories, and hundreds of First Nations, its leaders repeatedly debated Canada's purpose, and the benefits and drawbacks of the choice to be Canadian. Reconsidering ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

  • La Confédération, 1864-1999

    nouvelles perspectives

    de Colin M. Coates, Marcel Martel, Maxime Gohier, J.R. Miller, Colin Coates0, Martin Paquet1, Phillip Buckner2, Robert Wardhaugh3, Barry Ferguson4, Patricia Roy5, P. Whitney Lackenbauer6, Ken S. Coates7, Bill Waiser8, Raymond B. Blake9, Andre Legare0 ...
    Traducido por Kim Poti, Daniel Poitras, Philippe Thompson, Marcel Martel, Maxime Gohier ...
    Plusieurs croient que le 1er juillet 1867 représente la date de la Confédération canadienne, le jour de la création du nouveau pays. Mais le processus ne faisait que s'amorcer en 1867. Du petit dominion aux frontières restreintes, le pays est devenu une fédération beaucoup plus grande, avec dix provinces, trois territoires, et des centaines de communautés autochtones. Les politiciens ont longtemps ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

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  • South

    The Illustrated Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917

    de Frank Hurley, Ernest Henry Shackleton Sir ...
    Experience the epic survival adventure of Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, brought to life with photos from the journey as well as modern color photography of the fauna, seascapes, and landscapes!In 1914, the polar explorer Ernest Shackleton announced an ambitious plan to lead the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition - the first trek across Antarctica from the Atlantic to ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • In the Kingdom of Ice

    The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette

    de Hampton Sides ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and heroism in the Gilded Age from the New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers. • “A splendid book in every way…a marvelous nonfiction thriller.” —The Wall Street JournalOn July 8, 1879, Captain George Washington De Long and his team of thirty-two men set sail from San Francisco on the USS Jeanette ... Leer más

    Antes $14.99 USD Ahora $9.99 USD

  • The Last Viking

    The Life of Roald Amundsen

    de Stephen R. Bown ...
    The authoritative biography of the famous Norwegian polar explorer: "A fascinating account of a complex and driven man" ( Burnaby Now).The Last Viking unravels the life of the man who stands head and shoulders above all those who raced to map the last corners of the world. In 1900, the four great geographical mysteries—the Northwest Passage, the Northeast Passage, the South Pole, and the North ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Ice Ghosts

    The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition

    de Paul Watson ...
    "Intriguing [and] enjoyable." —Ian McGuire, New York Times Book ReviewIce Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the lost Franklin Expedition of 1845—whose two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, and their crew of 129 were lost to the Arctic ice—with the modern tale of the scientists, divers, and local Inuit behind the recent incredible discoveries of the wrecks. Paul Watson, a Pulitzer Prize ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Trial by Ice

    The True Story of Murder and Survival on the 1871 Polaris Expedition

    de Richard Parry ...
    “An extraordinary real-life adventure of men battling the elements and themselves, told with ice-cold precision.”–Kirkus Reviews (starred review)In the dark years following the Civil War, America’s foremost Arctic explorer, Charles Francis Hall, became a figure of national pride when he embarked on a harrowing, landmark expedition. With financial backing from Congress and the personal support of ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • Lost Beneath the Ice

    The Story of HMS Investigator

    de Andrew Cohen ...
    When Sir John Franklin disappeared in the Arctic in the 1840s, the British Admiralty launched the largest rescue mission in its history. Among the search vessels was HMS Investigator, which left England in 1850 under the command of Captain Robert McClure. While the ambitious McClure never found Franklin, he and his crew did discover the fabled Northwest Passage.Like Franklin’s ships, though, ... Leer más

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