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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... seals for their pelts and elephant seals for their blubber oil . The thick , dark fur of the fur seals was in much demand for clothing , and as a result , many of the northern fur seal colonies had been hunted to extinction by the early ...
... seals for their pelts and elephant seals for their blubber oil . The thick , dark fur of the fur seals was in much demand for clothing , and as a result , many of the northern fur seal colonies had been hunted to extinction by the early ...
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... seals in 15 days in January 1820.2 Historians lose count beyond 10 million when they try to quantify the total slaughter of southern fur seals . The killing of sea elephants was particularly bloody ; they were clubbed or shot , then ...
... seals in 15 days in January 1820.2 Historians lose count beyond 10 million when they try to quantify the total slaughter of southern fur seals . The killing of sea elephants was particularly bloody ; they were clubbed or shot , then ...
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... seals before his shipmates slaughtered them . His own captain disregarded provisions made to conserve seals on South Georgia and doggedly avoided the payment of dues on seal oil.16 Their tally of elephant seals taken during the South ...
... seals before his shipmates slaughtered them . His own captain disregarded provisions made to conserve seals on South Georgia and doggedly avoided the payment of dues on seal oil.16 Their tally of elephant seals taken during the South ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |