A Fabulous Kingdom. The Exploration of the Arctic

Officer, Charles and Jake Page

ISBN 10: 0195123824 / ISBN 13: 9780195123821

Published by Oxford University Press, New York, 2001

About this Item

F/F. 8vo. original two tone boards gilt in dustwrapper; pp. xii, 222, with illustrations. A fine copy.

Seller Inventory # 026720

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Fabulous Kingdom. The Exploration of the Arctic
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195123824
• ISBN 13: 9780195123821
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Polar - Arctic Regions

About this title

Synopsis

This volume covers the history of the exploration of the Arctic, beginning with the earliest Norse sailors and concluding with 1990s tourist excursions. The authors also explore the stories of such famous explorers as Frobisher, Franklin, Peary, Cook, Byrd, and Amudsen. Along the way, they debunk some fo the conventional wisdom about the most exalted heroes, pointing out that Fridtjof Nansen was probably the greatest Arctic explorer. Setting the scene for the narratives is a broad description of the Arctic environment, focusing on geography and climate.

About the Author

Charles Officer received his Ph.D from Columbia University and is a Research Professor in the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. He is the author of several books, includingTales of the Earth: Paroxysms and Perturbations of the Blue Planet (along with Jake Page, OUP).
Jake Page is a freelance science writer, essayist and novelist, who has written forSmithsonian, National Geographic, Reader's Digest, and many other magazines. He is the author of several books, includingA Certain Malice.