To the ends of the earth : the truth behind the glory of Polar exploration / John V. H. Dippel.

"This fascinating social history of polar expeditions examines the cultural trends that produced these daring, even reckless journeys" --

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Main Author: Dippel, John Van Houten, 1946- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2018.
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505 0 |a Trailing clouds of glory -- Hail the conquered hero! -- By nature possessed -- La belle dame sans merci -- Keeping the brutes at bay -- Dog eat dog, man eat dog, man eat man -- More noble than the "greed for discovery" -- "Down with science, sentiment and the fair sex" -- No man is an island -- "We have met the enemy, and he is us" -- In the end was the word -- Printing the legend. 
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