LEADER 03618nam 2200709 a 450 001 9910789567403321 005 20230725031344.0 010 $a1-4526-0314-6 010 $a1-283-11435-6 010 $a9786613114358 010 $a0-300-15976-5 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300159769 035 $a(CKB)2670000000092726 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH23050133 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000522296 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11355413 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000522296 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10528311 035 $a(PQKB)11447900 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420691 035 $a(DE-B1597)486354 035 $a(OCoLC)1029818216 035 $a(OCoLC)1032684364 035 $a(OCoLC)1037967378 035 $a(OCoLC)1041976809 035 $a(OCoLC)1046602858 035 $a(OCoLC)1047005015 035 $a(OCoLC)1049126251 035 $a(OCoLC)1054878419 035 $a(OCoLC)994496164 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300159769 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420691 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10471890 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL311435 035 $a(OCoLC)923596062 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000092726 100 $a20101015d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 13$aAn empire of ice$b[electronic resource] $eScott, Shackleton, and the heroic age of Antarctic science /$fEdward J. Larson 210 $aNew Haven [Conn.] $cYale University Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-15408-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a"Three cheers for the dogs" -- A compass pointing south -- The empire's mapmaker -- In challenger's wake -- Taking the measure of men -- March to the penguins -- Discovering a continent's past -- The meaning of ice -- Epilogue : heroes' requiem. 330 $aPublished to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, An Empire of Ice presents a fascinating new take on Antarctic exploration. Retold with added information, it's the first book to place the famed voyages of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, his British rivals Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton, and others in a larger scientific, social, and geopolitical context.Efficient, well prepared, and focused solely on the goal of getting to his destination and back, Amundsen has earned his place in history as the first to reach the South Pole. Scott, meanwhile, has been reduced in the public mind to a dashing incompetent who stands for little more than relentless perseverance in the face of inevitable defeat. An Empire of Ice offers a new perspective on the Antarctic expeditions of the early twentieth century by looking at the British efforts for what they actually were: massive scientific enterprises in which reaching the South Pole was but a spectacular sideshow. By focusing on the larger purpose, Edward Larson deepens our appreciation of the explorers' achievements, shares little-known stories, and shows what the Heroic Age of Antarctic discovery was really about. 606 $aScientific expeditions$zAntarctica$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aAntarctica$xDiscovery and exploration$xBritish 615 0$aScientific expeditions$xHistory 676 $a919.8/9 700 $aLarson$b Edward J$g(Edward John)$0903476 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789567403321 996 $aAn empire of ice$93690179 997 $aUNINA