A Short History of Polar Exploration

by Nick Rennison

An absorbing history, bringing explorers' tales vividly to life

Apsley Cherry-Garrard, one of the men who went to Antarctica with Captain Scott, said "Polar exploration is at once the cleanest and most isolated way of having a bad time that has ever been devised." Yet there has never been a shortage of volunteers willing to endure the bad times in pursuit of the glory that polar exploration sometimes brings. This compelling book tells...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843440903
• ISBN13: 9781843440901
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Pocket Essentials
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.6"