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Ordeal by ice : ships of the Antarctic / Rorke Bryan
por Bryan, Rorke
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- 1848321163
- ISBN 13
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Galway, Ireland
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Bryan, Rorke, 2011. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 536 pp.: illustrations (some color), color maps, plans ; 25 cm. Contents; First encounters with the Southern Ocean -- Into the ice with Resolution -- The South Sheltland 'Seal Rush' and the 'First' discovery of Antarctica -- The threshold of the Continent -- The dawn of the 'Heroic Age' -- Nationalism and the Antarctic 'Exploration Rush' -- Triumph and tragedy: the race to the South Pole -- The aftermath of the South Polar obsession -- Commercial whaling and territorial claims -- The changing role of ships -- A new era in a 'Continent for Science' -- Whalers, scientists and tourist. Subjects; Ships Antarctica History. Naval architecture History. Scientific expeditions Antarctica. Boats for hunting and fishing. Whaling vessels Sea transport.
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- MW Books Ltd.
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- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 413156
- Título
- Ordeal by ice : ships of the Antarctic / Rorke Bryan
- Autor
- Bryan, Rorke
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado
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- 1
- Edição
- 1st edition
- ISBN 10
- 1848321163
- ISBN 13
- 9781848321168
- Editorial
- Bryan, Rorke
- Data de publicação
- 2011
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