Exploring the Polar Regions (Discovery and Exploration) - Hardcover

Anderson, Harry S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081605259X ISBN 13: 9780816052592

Publisher: Facts on File, 2004

Synopsis

Begins with the three expeditions of John Franklin, England's most honored and respected Arctic explorer, and covers exploration and discovery of the Arctic and Antarctic regions through the present.

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About the Author

Harry S. Anderson holds a B.A. and an M.Lit. from the University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. from Temple University. He has taught at Delaware State College, Temple University, and McGill University and has served as the director of the Humanistic Studies Program at McGill University. Anderson has had a lifelong interest in polar explorations and Arctic cultures and spent sabbatical time in Norway.

From Booklist

Gr. 8-11. Despite an unappealingly dense, drab design, this study in the Discovery and Exploration series will find favor with motivated readers for its meaty combination of soberly related but hair-raising adventures and sharp analyses of the physical, cultural, and political effects wrought by Europe's empire building. After noting that, at least before the twentieth century, the objective of every expedition to the polar regions eventually changed from an exploration of new territory to a desperate attempt to survive, he chronicles the search for the Northwest Passage, efforts to reach both poles, and modern progress in exploring Antarctica. Illustrated with a relatively generous array of unfortunately poorly reproduced black-and-white photos, prints, and maps, and closing with extensive multimedia resource lists, this book, like Kevin Grant's companion volume, Exploration in the Age of Empire: 1750-1953, also now available, will be a solid addition to academically oriented collections. John Peters
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Edition details

• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 081605259X
• ISBN 13: 9780816052592
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 164
• Editor: Bowman John S., Isserman Maurice