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The last Viking

the life of Roald Amundsen
2012
Chronicles the life and career of Roald Amundsen, the first man to reach the South Pole.

South with the sun

Roald Amundsen, his polar explorations, and the quest for discovery
2011
Chronicles the life and legacy of Roald Amundsen, describing his accomplishments as a Norwegian explorer in the Polar Regions, and discussing such accomplishments as being the first to travel the Northwest Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, being the first man to reach both the North and South Poles, and related topics.

The silent sea

a novel of the Oregon Files
2011
Captain Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the "Oregon," while searching for a crashed satellite in the Argentine jungle, make a shocking discovery that leads to further revelations involving a Chinese curse hundreds of years old.

Fraser's penguins

a journey to the future in Antarctica
2010
The author describes the five months he spent working with scientist Bill Fraser's team in Antarctica to study Adv?lie penguins and discusses his observations on the rising temperatures in the region in the early twenty-first century and how this could impact the rest of the world.

Shackleton's forgotten expedition

the voyage of the Nimrod
2004
Presents an historical narrative on the British Antarctic expedition in 1908 of Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the "Nimrod," who became the first to reach the South Pole and chronicles their achievements as they traveled across hundreds of miles of frozen wilderness.

Terra Antarctica

looking into the emptiest continent
2005
Examines the relationship of art, land and history in the Antarctic. An interdisciplinary study of the science and art of the continent. Observes life at McMurdo Station and Pole, describing scientific research and daily operations.

Black ice

2003
Scientist Lauren Burgess must put aside her latest discovery deep in the core of the Antarctic ice cap to help rescue two stranded explorers.

Antarctica

2014
An exploration of Antarctica, covering climate, discoveries, animals, plants, and more.

Something to tell the grandcows

2004
Hoping to have an adventure to impress her grandcows, Emmadine Cow joins Admiral Richard E. Byrd on his 1933 expedition to the South Pole.

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