Polar Books Catalogue
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Sections : Antarctic; Arctic; Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society; Maps; Miscellaneous; Mountaineering; General Polar; Scott; Other travel; Whaling;
Reference 1403 (1509) Category Antarctic; Author Bertrand, Kenneth J Title AMERICANS IN ANTARCTICA, 1775-1948. Publishing Information New York: American Geographical Society, 1971. Description 1st Edition: xi, 554pages, 26 maps and 22 plates. Light grey cloth with gilt titling in black panels to spine and top board. American Geographic Society Special Publication No. 39. Still in plastic wrapper. Unread. A comprehensive study from the early sealing operations in 1775 in the Falkland Islands to the U.S. Navy's "Operation Windmill", 1947-1948. Rosove 38. A scholarly and readable presentation of the early American sealers and scientists. With a discussion of the Wilkes expedition. Price £75.00 Keywords Polar, Exploration, Expedition, Byrd, Scott. S1-Ant ISBN Add this to your basket