01686oam 2200421 450 991013277890332120170523091600.01-4205-0689-7(OCoLC)708563058(MiFhGG)GVRL4NFF(EXLCZ)99339000000002412420100929d2011 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrPolar explorations /by Don NardoDetroit, Mich. :Lucent Books,2011.1 online resource (104 pages) illustrations (some color), color mapsWorld historyBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-4205-0360-X Includes bibliographical references and (pages 95-97) index.Introduction: The attraction of the poles -- The earliest Arctic voyagers -- Quests for the northern passages -- Search for the southern continent -- The contest for the North Pole -- Antarctica in the heroic age -- The age of mechanized exploration -- Epilogue: To conquer the unknown: modern polar research.Provides an overview of important historical events or periods in world history. This volume focuses on the polar explorations of the North Pole and South Pole.World history series.ExplorersPolar regionsBiographyPolar regionsDiscovery and explorationExplorers910.911Nardo Don1947-1233793MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910132778903321Polar explorations2872897UNINA