Ordeal by ice : ships of the Antarctic / Rorke Bryan
2011, 1st edition. Bryan, Rorke. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #413156
ISBN: 9781848321168
Physical description; 536 pp.: illustrations (some color), color maps, plans ; 25 cm. Contents; First encounters with the Southern Ocean -- Into the ice with Resolution -- The South Sheltland 'Seal Rush' and the 'First' discovery of Antarctica -- The threshold of the Continent -- The dawn of the 'Heroic Age' -- Nationalism and the Antarctic 'Exploration Rush' -- Triumph and tragedy: the race to the South Pole -- The aftermath of the South Polar obsession -- Commercial whaling and territorial claims -- The changing role of ships -- A new era in a 'Continent for Science' -- Whalers, scientists and tourist. Subjects; Ships Antarctica History. Naval architecture History. Scientific expeditions Antarctica. Boats for hunting and fishing. Whaling vessels Sea transport.
Price: €35.00