The Storied Ice: Exploration, Discovery, and Adventure in Antarcticas Peninsula Region

ISBN: 1587902249

Author: Joan N. Boothe

Condition: New

The Storied Ice: Exploration, Discovery, and Adventure in Antarcticas Peninsula Region recounts mankinds dramatic history from Magellan through the first years of the twenty-first century in the part of the Antarctic regions below South America and the Atlantic Ocean. This part of the world, by far the most visited portion of the south polar regions, is not only a place of staggering scenic beauty and amazing wildlife, but also a locale with a long and fascinating human history. Several expeditions to Antarcticas Peninsula Region are well known, in particular, the amazing story of Ernest Shackletons Endurance expedition. The Storied Ice dramatically retells that story, along with many other less familiar, but fascinating, adventures tales of early explorers, sealers, whalers, seven expeditions (including Endurance) during Antarcticas 1897-1917 Heroic Age, pioneer aviators, and scientists. . . . All this is woven together into a coherent whole, placing the individually exciting tales in a historical context that breathes new life into even the best known of them. Abundant quotes from the explorers accounts enrich the text, as do the nearly 100 illustrations and more than 30 maps. The Storied Ice is unique in the rich literature on Antarctica, the only modern comprehensive Antarctic history work that both focuses specifically on the historically exciting Antarctic Peninsula and tells its complete story.