"The notion of a waterway north of Eurasia, conceived in the first half of the sixteenth century, remained only a dream for centuries, due to ice, unmapped coastlines and a lack of geographical knowledge. This volume is the first comprehensive, scholarly account in English of th…
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"The notion of a waterway north of Eurasia, conceived in the first half of the sixteenth century, remained only a dream for centuries, due to ice, unmapped coastlines and a lack of geographical knowledge. This volume is the first comprehensive, scholarly account in English of th…
"The notion of a waterway north of Eurasia, conceived in the first half of the sixteenth century, remained only a dream for centuries, due to ice, unmapped coastlines and a lack of geographical knowledge. This volume is the first comprehensive, scholarly account in English of th…
"Filled with artifacts, drawings, maps, and historical photographs from the Peary MacMillan Arctic Museum collections, "Peary's Arctic Quest" provides a richly illustrated overview of Robert Peary's quest to reach the North Pole"--
"Filled with artifacts, drawings, maps, and historical photographs from the Peary MacMillan Arctic Museum collections, "Peary's Arctic Quest" provides a richly illustrated overview of Robert Peary's quest to reach the North Pole"--
"Filled with artifacts, drawings, maps, and historical photographs from the Peary MacMillan Arctic Museum collections, "Peary's Arctic Quest" provides a richly illustrated overview of Robert Peary's quest to reach the North Pole"--
In the second half of the nineteenth century, an epic race was underway in some of the most brutal stretches on the planet. Explorers from around the world hoped to stake their claim on the Arctic, with the North Pole being the ultimate prize. Those with the greatest success fou…
"As climate change threatens to open the Northwest Passage to ice-free travel, Canada's sovereignty over the Arctic has become more important to the Canadian government, military, and economy - and more contested by other nations. Although Canada's claim to the Arctic archipelag…
