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 2743 (909) Category Arctic; Author Rodahl, Kaare (Foreword by Charles Swithinbank) Title NORTH: THE NATURE AND DRAMA OF THE POLAR WORLD. Publishing Information London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1954 Description 1st Edition; xvi, 224 pages plus 16pages b/w photos, map end papers. Original covers PHOTOCOPIED dust jacket. "A story of excitement , adventure, and discovery- of sea and ice; of wind, weather, currents, animal life and human survival. By a leading arctic explorer-scientist. " Dr. Rodahl, a Norwegian scientist and explorer, was the only civilian to take part in the USAF's 'Project Icicle' to establish an observational camp on the ice close to the North Pole. This is an account of the adventure. Shelf wear, missing part of the front end paper, contents clean. Price £5.00 Keywords arctic S1-Arc ISBN Add this to your basket