A fabulous kingdom
Subtitle: the exploration of the Arctic
By: Charles Officer, Jake Page
Contributors: Page, Jake
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780199837809
Subjects: NATURE / Ecology; HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries; Discovery and exploration
Description: "The second edition of A Fabulous Kingdom will explain the history of the arctic and describe the current scientific and environmental issues that threaten this fascinating region"--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Preface; title: Prologue: the Nature of the Place; title: PART ONE: Ultima Thule; title: Chapter One: Sea Lungs, Godly Commerce, and Projections; title: Chapter Two:Frizadores for Cathay and Polar Bears; title: Chapter Three: Fool's Gold, Hooch, and Mutiny; title: PART TWO: The Myth of the Open Polar Sea; title: Chapter Four: Connubial Fidelity and the Vicar of Wakefield; title: Chapter Five: Open Seas and Closed Minds; title: Chapter Six: Anything is Good that Don't Poison You; title: PART THREE: Racing for the Pole; title: Chapter Seven: Three Faces of Ambition; title: Chapter Eight: Amateurs, Pros, and Cons; title: Chapter Nine: From Polar Larks to Canary-Watching; title: PART FOUR: The New Arctic; title: Chapter Ten: Albedo, Winds, and Other Culprits; title: Chapter Eleven: Animals: Changing the Guard; title: Chapter Twelve: Boom and Bust on the New Frontier; title: Chapter Thirteen: Who Owns the Arctic?; title: Chapter Fourteen: Global Predictions.