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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... Huntford . ' He sat there in the tent , Scott staring at him , with the unspoken expectation of the supreme sacrifice . ' Huntford played up the animosity and tension between the two men , quoted Scott's descriptions of the ailing Oates ...
... Huntford . ' He sat there in the tent , Scott staring at him , with the unspoken expectation of the supreme sacrifice . ' Huntford played up the animosity and tension between the two men , quoted Scott's descriptions of the ailing Oates ...
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... Huntford's book was denounced by no less a trio than the director of the Scott Polar Research Institute ( the one with the accident - prone bank manager ) , a former director of the British Antarctic Survey ( Sir Vivian Fuchs ) , and a ...
... Huntford's book was denounced by no less a trio than the director of the Scott Polar Research Institute ( the one with the accident - prone bank manager ) , a former director of the British Antarctic Survey ( Sir Vivian Fuchs ) , and a ...
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... Huntford was unusually selective in his use of evidence , at times over - reading shreds of information in favour of ... Huntford's dismissal of the sci- entific achievements of Scott's polar expeditions . Whatever his foibles and ...
... Huntford was unusually selective in his use of evidence , at times over - reading shreds of information in favour of ... Huntford's dismissal of the sci- entific achievements of Scott's polar expeditions . Whatever his foibles and ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |