Race for the South Pole
Author | : Roland Huntford |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2010-12-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1441169822 |
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Author | : Roland Huntford |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2010-12-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1441169822 |
Author | : Adolphus Washington Greely |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 1898* |
Genre | : Arctic regions |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Kate Messner |
Publisher | : Scholastic Inc. |
Total Pages | : 102 |
Release | : 2016-06-28 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0545639271 |
In this middle grade historical adventure, a dog travels through time to take part in a voyage from New Zealand to the South Pole. Ranger, the time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training, joins an early twentieth-century expedition journeying from New Zealand to Antarctica. He befriends Jack Nin, the stowaway turned cabin boy of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s ship. They’re racing against a rival explorer to reach the South Pole, but with unstable ice, killer whales, and raging blizzards, the journey turns into a race against time . . . and a struggle to stay alive. Praise for the first book in the Ranger in Time series: “This excellent story contains historical details, full-page illustrations, and enough action to keep even reluctant readers engaged.” —School Library Journal “The third-person narration expertly balances Ranger’s thoughts between the appropriately doglike (squirrels! bacon!) and the heroic (Ranger’s drive to find and protect).” —Kirkus Reviews “McMorris’s richly rendered illustrations heighten the plot’s many moments of danger and drama, and Messner incorporates a wealth of historical details into her rousing adventure story.” —Publishers Weekly
Author | : Laurie Rozakis |
Publisher | : Blackbirch Press, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781567110661 |
A biography of the two explorers--one white, one African American--who discovered the North Pole in 1909.
Author | : Roald Amundsen |
Publisher | : White Star Publishers |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Antarctica |
ISBN | : 9788854402171 |
Part historical essay, part scientific article, and part enthralling diary-Roald Amundsen's (1872-1928) book presents intriguing documentation about how his expedition reached the South Pole on December 14, 1911, just one month ahead of his rival, Robert Scott. Amundsen organized his gripping account using what is referred to in the film industry as the zooming technique. It starts in the past, examining the history of Antarctic exploration in different eras, and then moves ahead to describe how his own expedition was created, its organization, the slow stages involved in preparing for departure and, finally, the heart-stopping excitement of the race to the South Pole. Supplementing the vivid first-person text are black-and-white archival photographs illustrating the actual expedition, and color photographs depicting the landscape of Antarctica.
Author | : Bruce Henderson |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780393057911 |
In 1909, two men laid rival claims to this crown jewel of exploration. A century later, the battle rages still. This book is about one of the most enduring and vitriolic feuds in the history of exploration. "What a consummate cur he is," said Robert Peary of Frederick Cook in 1911. Cook responded, "Peary has stooped to every crime from rape to murder." They had started out as friends and shipmates, with Cook, a doctor, accompanying Peary, a civil engineer, on an expedition to northern Greenland in 1891. Peary's leg was shattered in an accident, and without Cook's care he might never have walked again. But by the summer of 1909, all the goodwill was gone. Peary said he had reached the Pole in September 1909; Cook scooped him, presenting evidence that he had gotten there in 1908. Bruce Henderson makes a wonderful narrative out of the claims and counterclaims, and he introduces fascinating scientific and psychological evidence to put the appalling details of polar travel in a new context.
Author | : Erin Soderberg |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Adventure stories |
ISBN | : 9780525579212 |
Frozen paws and Santa Claus! The Puppy Pirates are back with this exciting holiday special. Dashing through the snow, in a puppy pirate sleigh . . . Captain Red Beard has always wanted to compete in the Great Ice Race at the North Pole. After all, the prize is rumored to be the biggest treasure ever! But can a bunch of warm-weather pirate pups really win a snowy sled race? This magical holiday special edition contains extra pirate adventure and a holiday treasure of an ending that will warm young readers' hearts!
Author | : Karen Clemens Warrick |
Publisher | : Enslow Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780766019331 |
Describes the history of man's attempts to reach the North Pole, as well as the life and career of the Arctic explorer Robert Peary, who is credited with reaching the North Pole in 1909.
Author | : Fergus O'Connell |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 2015-03-30 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1440835012 |
A project management expert identifies methods for running any project successfully based on lessons learned from the exploits of two storied explorers. What could be more intriguing than a management book built around a gripping story of exploration? The 1911–12 race between British explorer Robert Scott and Norwegian Roald Amundsen to be first to the South Pole provides the rarest of case studies. Two teams carry out the same project. One is spectacularly successful; the other fails miserably. Just about everything about good—and bad—planning, management expert Fergus O'Connell maintains, can be learned from these leaders. The results of poor planning are not always as dire as they were for Scott. But in business, poor planning can have serious consequences, often because the same mistakes are repeated. Starting with an introduction that details their exploits, the book goes on to use Scott and Amundsen as examples of good and not-so-good leadership. It contrasts the difference in how the two men planned and executed their projects and how they led their teams, highlighting things that must be in place for success. What can happen when those things are ignored is also spelled out. Readers will come away from this book entertained and with a in-depth understanding of a new method for assessing the health of any project—and running it successfully.
Author | : Baron Bedesky |
Publisher | : Crabtree Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780778724261 |
Examines the lives and explorations of Peary and Henson, who are credited with being the first men to reach the North Pole.