Polar Studies Librarian
Lucinda M. Hall
Contact:
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Introduction
To find exploration of the Arctic and Antarctica, you can click on the following subject searches for the online catalog:
Introductory readings
The books listed contain short biographies and bibliographies on explorers.
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Encyclopedia of Exploration
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Call Number: Baker/Berry Ref. G 80 .H69 2003 v. 1 - 4ISBN: 1875567364A comprehensive reference guide to the history and literature of exploration, travel and colonization from the earliest times to the 20th century. -
The Oxford Companion to World Exploration
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Call Number: Electronic resourceISBN: 019514922XCovering all aspects of global exploration, from Antarctica to the North Pole, The Oxford Companion to World Exploration examines the lives and expeditions of heroic and influential explorers. This coverage includes biographies, including Lewis and Clark, Ferdinand Magellan, Cheng Ho, Hernan Cortes, Ibn Battuta, Vitus Bering, and Christopher Columbus; ...
Selected titles: Antarctica
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The entire earth and sky : views on Antarctica
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Call Number: Baker/Berry G 870 .R59 2008ISBN: 0803216173 -
Polar castaways : the Ross Sea Party (1914-17) of Sir Ernest Shackleton
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Call Number: Baker/Berry G 850 1914 .R68 M33 2004ISBN: 0773528253
Selected titles: Arctic
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Polar Hayes : the life and contributions of Isaac Israel Hayes, M.D.
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Call Number: Baker/Berry G 635 .H35 W37 2009ISBN: 0871692627 -
Voyages of delusion : the quest for the Northwest Passage
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Call Number: Baker/Berry G 640 .W52 2003ISBN: 0300098669In this gripping work of narrative history, Williams describes the adventures and mishaps of the misguided expeditions of the Age of Reason--the 18th century--in search of the maritime philosopher's stone.
Arctic Explorers
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Semen Ivanovich DezhnevNationality: Russian; Area explored: Bering Strait and Siberia; Time period: 1648-1661.
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Francis Leopold M'ClintockNationality: Anglo-Irish; Area explored: Canadian Arctic (rescue mission); Time period: 1857-1859.
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Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiold(Official name in the online catalog is Adolf Erik Nordenskiold)
Nationality: Swedish/Finnish; Area explored: Canadian & Norwegian Arctic; Time period: 1864-1878. -
Fridtjof NansenNationality: Norwegian; Area explored: Greenland; Time period: .
Antarctic Explorers
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Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen(Official name: Faddei Faddeevich Bellinsgauzen)
Nationality: German/Russian; Area explored: South Georgia Island, Queen Maud Land; Time period: 1819-1821. -
Vivian Ernest Fuchs(Official name: Sir Vivian Fuchs)
Nationality: English; Area explored: Antarctica; Time period: 1957-1958. -
Douglas Mawson(Official name: Sir Douglas Mawson)
Nationality: Australian; Area explored: Antarctica (geology); Time period: 1911 and 1929-1931.