Название: Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia
Автор: William James Mills
Издательство: ABC-CLIO
ISBN: 1576074226
Год: 2003
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 797
Для сайта: LitMy
Размер: 22,9 МБ
Язык: Английский
Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia is the only reference work that provides a comprehensive history of polar exploration from the ancient period through the present day. The author is a noted polar scholar and offers dramatic accounts of all major explorers and their expeditions, together with separate exploration histories for specific islands, regions, and uncharted waters. He presents a wealth of fascinating information under a variety of subject entries including methods of transport, myths, achievements, and record-breaking activities.By approaching polar exploration biographically, geographically, and topically, Mills reveals a number of intriguing connections between the various explorers, their patrons and times, and the process of discovery in all areas of the polar regions. Furthermore, he provides the reader with a clear understanding of the intellectual climate as well as the dominant social, economic, and political forces surroundi.