Search Results for ‘Arctic’, ‘Travel Writing & Other Literature’, ‘History Books’ - 6 matches found
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Shipwrecked on the Top of the World
| Author: | David Roberts |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown & Co |
| Catalogue number: | 130634 |
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In 1743 fourteen Walrus hunters from Russia were stranded on the icepack around Svalbard after a storm destroyed their ship. Marooned with minimal provisions but with their incredible endurance and...
| Author: | Elizabeth Kolbert |
| Publisher: | Granta Books |
| Catalogue number: | 158572 |
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“The Ends Of The Earth: An Anthology of the Finest Writing On The Arctic and the Antarctic” features an international mix of classic first-person accounts of exploration, literary travelogues and works...
| Author: | Fergus Fleming |
| Publisher: | Granta Books |
| Catalogue number: | 100271 |
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"Barrows Boy's" records the history of British exploration in the first half of the 19th century, examining events in the Arctic, Antarctic, Australia and West Africa. Fleming dusts down the surreal...
| Author: | Fergus Fleming |
| Publisher: | Granta Books |
| Catalogue number: | 110800 |
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The atlas of the mid 1800's was covered in blank spaces. In the mid 19th century, people decided to discover what lay at the top of the world. "Ninety Degrees North" chronicles this race for the North...
North-East Greenland 1908-60 - The Trapper Era
| Author: | Peter Schmidt Mikkelsen |
| Publisher: | Scott Polar Research Institute |
| Catalogue number: | 173025 |
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Peter Schmidt Mikkelsen’s North-East Greenland is a comprehensive survey of life in the polar north of the Arctic. Based on unpublished diaries and personal interviews with trappers and other pioneers...
| Author: | Richard Fortey |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins |
| Catalogue number: | 130574 |
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Fortey, a paleontologist by profession, has created an exceptional 'Intimate History' of the Earth. Adopting the role of enthusiastic guide, he leads the reader around and even into some of the world...
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At 66 1/2º north the sun never sets on the longest day of the year, yet never rises on the shortest. This is the Arctic Circle, encompassing a suprisingly large part of Europe, including northern Scandinavia, to the east of this the Kola Peninsula in Russia, Greenland to the west and the Norwegian-owned Svalbard archipelago 1,000 miles north of Norway.
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The Charlie Connelly Interview
When Charlie Connelly came to Stanfords recently to sign copies of his hugely successful Attention All Shipping just prior to the launch of his latest book, In Search of Elvis, James Innes Williams...
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John Simpson, the renowned BBC world affairs editor,visited Stanfords in London to discuss his new book - Not Quite World’s End. John has graced our screens for 40 years in a career that has seen him reporting from the front line in various war-torn parts of the world...
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Ranulph Fiennes is one of Britain’s most famous expedition leaders. He found time in between adventures to stop into Stanfords to give some more insights into his fascinating life...
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