Polar Regions category: 485 books
Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition.
To the Mouth of the Great Fish River, and Along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, In the Years 1833, 1834, and 1835
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Replica of 1836 edition by Baudry's European Library, Paris.
Elibron Classics.
With Illustrations.
Oversize maps are available as a free download.
Admiral Sir George Back FRS (6 November 1796 – 23 June 1878) was a British naval officer, explorer of the Canadian Arctic, naturalist and artist.
The White Girl
True North Stories
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
My name is Dawn Kostelnik and I am the White Girl, Mola ‘tu ‘we’/twa. In the 1960’s my father was hired by the Canadian Government to work as an Indian Agent in the tiny native village of Fort Norman, NWT. My father is known by the people on the river as Somba ralla; the moneylender. My life...
by Dave Morgan
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2010
From the terror of a young soldier fighting far from home to exhilaration in Antartica far from the rest of the world, Ice Journey is a story of vivid landscapes and adventure before ending in a shocking, heart-wrenching final twist. While the ghosts of Vietnam still exist for Dave, Ice Journey is an invitation to share the experiences that helped save him.
Terra Antarctica
Looking into the Emptiest Continent
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2011
How does the human mind transform space into place, or land into landscape? For more than three decades, William L. Fox has looked at empty landscapes and the role of the arts to investigate the way humans make sense of space. In Terra Antarctica, Fox continues this line of inquiry as he travels to...
Arctic Voices
Resistance at the Tipping Point
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
**"One of the great strengths of Arctic Voices is that it shows how Alaska and the Arctic are tied to the places where most of us live. In this impassioned book, Banerjee shows a situation so serious that it has created a movement, where 'voices of resistance are gathering, are getting...
Voyages of Discovery in the Arctic and Antarctic Seas, and Round the World.
Being personal narratives of attempts to reach the North and South poles. To which are added an autobiography, appendix and numerous illustrations. Volume 2.
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2013
Elibron Classics. Replica of 1884 edition by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, London. This is an illustrated edition. This edition is published in 2 volumes sold separately. This volume comes with 1 oversize map available as a free download. The book narrates about several Arctic and...
by Walter Lord
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Explorer Robert E. Peary’s quest for the North Pole—a true Arctic adventure from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of A Night to Remember.
On March 1, 1909, only 413 miles of formidable ice separated Robert E. Peary from realizing his lifelong dream of becoming the first man to...
The Cruise of the Corwin
Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 in Search of de Long and the Jeannette
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
John Muir relates the story of his 1881 voyage aboard the steamer Thomas Corwin, which set sail from San Francisco for arctic waters off the coast of Alaska in search of a ship tragically lost two years before.
John Muir (1838-1914) also known as "John of the Mountains", was a Scottish-American...
by Alastair Scott
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2013
'How gratifying it is to welcome a young Scotsman as a major new travel writer…' Glasgow Herald
'The book is full of enthusiasm and delight as it is rich in humour.' Eastern Daily News
'A marvellously readable travel book.' British Book News
Travelling 'not to go anywhere, but...
by Noah Richler, Joseph Boyden, Sarah Leavitt
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Northwords is a cross-platform project that takes urban Canadian writers Joseph Boyden, Sarah Leavitt, Rabindranth Maharaj, Noah Richler, and Alissa York to some of the world's most extreme environments, to join the conversation about the north. Introduced by award-winning journalist and radio...
by Joseph Boyden, Sarah Leavitt, Rabindranath Maharaj
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2012
Northwords is a collection of stories written by acclaimed Canadian authors Joseph Boyden, Sarah Leavitt, Rabindranath Maharaj, Noah Richler, and Alissa York as they experienced one of Canada’s most awe-inspiring northern parks, Torngat Mountains National Park.
Torngat is the country’s...
Dave and Susie's Big Adventure: Part 2
Around the World by 4WD
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2016
Part 2 of Dave and Susie's Big Adventure tells the story of our intrepid travellers' return to New Zealand after their daring drive to England via Australia, South East Asia, China, Kazakhstan, Russia and the EU. Not content to merely ship their Toyota Surf home, they elect instead to ship it to Buenos...
The Last Viking
The Life of Roald Amundsen
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
The Last Viking unravels the life of the man who stands head and shoulders above all those who raced to map the last corners of the world. In 1900, the four great geographical mysteries—the Northwest Passage, the Northeast Passage, the South Pole, and the North Pole—remained blank spots on the...
Voyages of Discovery in the Arctic and Antarctic Seas, and Round the World.
Being personal narratives of attempts to reach the North and South poles. To which are added an autobiography, appendix and numerous illustrations. Volume 1.
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2013
Elibron Classics. Replica of 1884 edition by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, London. This is an illustrated edition. This edition is published in 2 volumes sold separately. This volume comes with 2 oversize maps available as a free download. The book narrates about several Arctic and...