Slicing the Silence: Voyaging to AntarcticaHarvard University Press, 2007 - 399 pàgines In 2002, environmental historian Tom Griffiths set sail with the Australian Antartic Division to deliver a new team of winterers. In this book, Griffiths reflects on the history of human experiences in Antartica, taking the reader on a journey of exploration, discovery and adventure in an unforgettable land. |
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... America from a distance were the radiotowers , the American flag and the smokestack . Mawson's expedition of 1911–14 had pioneered the use of wireless in Antarctica , and had battled to erect and repair the transmission masts against ...
... America from a distance were the radiotowers , the American flag and the smokestack . Mawson's expedition of 1911–14 had pioneered the use of wireless in Antarctica , and had battled to erect and repair the transmission masts against ...
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... American entertained them with accounts of their own leader : his penchant for jokes , his success with the American media . On May Day 1960 , they raised their glasses to peace and friendship . But on that same day in the northern ...
... American entertained them with accounts of their own leader : his penchant for jokes , his success with the American media . On May Day 1960 , they raised their glasses to peace and friendship . But on that same day in the northern ...
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... Americans who really did get to Antarctica but have been neglected by history ? He argues that they were experienced sailors who accompanied and guided the nineteenth - century voyages in Antarctic seas by British and American sealers ...
... Americans who really did get to Antarctica but have been neglected by history ? He argues that they were experienced sailors who accompanied and guided the nineteenth - century voyages in Antarctic seas by British and American sealers ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |