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 2741 (910) Category Arctic; Author Rodahl, Kaare (Foreward by Charles Swithinbank) Title NORTH: THE NATURE AND DRAMA OF THE POLAR WORLD. Publishing Information London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1954 Description 1st UK Edition; xvi, 224 pages + 16pages of b/w photos, map end papers. Staining to covers, end papers browned, previous owners name on front end paper. "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. Price £2.50 Keywords qpolarq, arctic, antarctic, polarbook, polar, S1-Arc ISBN Add this to your basket