Before the heroes came : Antarctica in the 1890s / T.H. Baughman.
Before the heroes came : Antarctica in the 1890s / T.H. Baughman.
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Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c1994.
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N919.89/14
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English
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Physical content
xi, 160 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The White Enigma -- 2. From Thought to Action -- 3. Lifting the White Shroud -- 4. No Way South -- 5. Toward the National Expedition, 1896-1899 -- 6. The Interloper -- 7. Pilgrims on the Ice -- 8. Lessons Not Learned.
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Publisher
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c1994.
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Nebraska
Date Published
c1994.
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Summary
Borchgrevink galvanized the British geographical authorities, who had come to consider polar exploration their exclusive province. Led by Sir Clements Markham of the Royal Geographic Society, the British keenly felt this blow to their national pride delivered by an explorer they regarded as an arrogant upstart. The RGS pushed forward with its plans...
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Before the heroes came : Antarctica in the 1890s / T.H. Baughman.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-153) and index.
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Also available as an electronic book via the World Wide Web to institutions affiliated with netLibrary, Inc.
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c1994.
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N919.89/14
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74VKvbdRN33l
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvbdRN33l
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ISBN
058532266X (electronic bk.)
9780803212282 (alk. paper)
0803212283 (alk. paper)
9780803261631
0803261632
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919.89
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991021647239702626
