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Below the Convergence: Voyages Towards Antarctica, 1699-1839
Amazon.com Review: Today, scientists regularly bivouac for months on end in the vast frozen wastes of Antarctica, and adventurous travelers can even find tours to take them to the bottom of the world. But it was not so long ago that a voyage to the South [... more]
$27.50
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Compass: A Story of Exploration and Innovation
The joys of magnetic anomalies: The compass is a fascinating instrument. So simple, but so critical to any traveler. Gurney starts by telling us about the compass disasters. Thousands of people have died by assuming the compass was a simple device, [... more]
$22.95
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The Race to the White Continent
Two great expeditions and one laughable one: This is Alan Gurney's second book on Antarctic exploration. His first, "Below the Convergence," covered the early era of Antarctic voyaging, up to the beginning of the 19th century. This book starts [... more]
$15.95
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Compass: A Story of Exploration and Innovation
The joys of magnetic anomalies: The compass is a fascinating instrument. So simple, but so critical to any traveler. Gurney starts by telling us about the compass disasters. Thousands of people have died by assuming the compass was a simple device, [... more]
$13.95
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Below the Convergence: Voyages Toward Antarctica, 1699-1839
Recommended for anyone with an Antarctic interest: For whatever reason, recent book reviewers try to relate any nautical book to Patrick O'Brien's fiction. This is akin to relating the taste of any strange mystery meat to the taste of chicken. There is [... more]
$15.95
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