Crevasse Roulette: The First Trans-Antarctic Crossing 1957-58 - Rilegato

Stephenson, Jon

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ISBN 10: 1877058661 ISBN 13: 9781877058660

Casa editrice: Rosenberg Pub Pty Ltd, 2009

Riassunto

Under the leadership of Dr. Vivian Fuchs, the British Commonwealth-sponsored Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1957-58 completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole. It was a pioneering and hazardous journey, and not without controversial elements. Author Jon Stephenson was a geologist on that expedition. In this book, Stephenson gives his account of the Expedition, its planning, and its aftermath. Stephenson also supplies a history of Antarctic exploration since James Cook's voyage of 1775, an account of other Antarctic exploration and scientific study contemporaneous with the Trans-Antarctic Expedition, and an overview of subsequent expeditions. Stephenson's remarkable photographs, which were exhibited in Sydney in September 2007 during a 50th anniversary commemoration of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition, are an additional feature of the book.

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Book by Stephenson Jon

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Rosenberg Pub Pty Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1877058661
• ISBN 13: 9781877058660
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 192
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile