The Storied Ice: Exploration, Discovery, and Adventure in Antarctica's Peninsula Region

by Boothe, Joan N.

• ISBN13: 9781587902185
• ISBN10: 1587902184
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-09-01
• Publisher: Regent Pr

Summary

"The Storied Ice: Exploration, Discovery and Adventure in Antarctica's Peninsula Region" recounts mankind's dramatic history from Magellan through the first years of the twenty-first century in the part of the Antarctic regions below South America and the Atlantic Ocean. This part of the world, by far the most visited portion of the south polar regions, is not only a place of staggering scenic beauty and amazing wildlife, but also a locale with a long and fascinating human history.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
In Search of a Southern Continent: Efforts Prior to 1819	p. 9
The Continent Found: 1819-1821	p. 27
The Sealers' Age of Discovery: 1821-1839	p. 41
Three Great National Expeditions: 1837-1843	p. 57
Quiet Decades in the South; the New Hunters: 1844-1896	p. 72
De Gerlache and the First Antarctic Night: 1897-1899	p. 84
Nordenskjöld's Saga of Survival: 1901-1903	p. 99
Bruce and the Scotia, Bagpipes in the South: 1902-1904	p. 116
Charcot and the Français Explore the Antarctic Peninsula: 1903-1905	p. 127
Whalers and Politics: 1904-1918	p. 139
Charcot's Return with the Pourquoi-Pas?: 1908-1910	p. 151
Filchner's Battles in the Weddell Sea: 1911-1912	p. 164
Endurance, Shackleton's Triumphant Failure: 1914-1916	p. 177
The Decade Following World War I: 1919-1927	p. 198
The First Aviators Arrive: 1928-1936	p. 213
The Wintering Explorers Return: 1934-1941	p. 231
World War II, New Bases, and Political Conflict: 1940-1955	p. 249
The International Geophysical Year and the Antarctic Treaty: 1955-1959	p. 268
The Antarctic Treaty Era: Antarctica After 1959	p. 278
Antarctic Timeline	p. 305
Antarctic Firsts	p. 315
Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms	p. 327
Sources and Notes	p. 331
Literature Cited	p. 349
Index	p. 361
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