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A Short History of Polar Exploration

This pocket book tells the memorable stories of the men and women who have risked their lives by challenging the Arctic and the Antarctic.With tales of famous explorers such as Scott, and Shackleton, this book also looks at the hold that these regions have often had on the imaginations of artists and writers in the last two hundred years examining the paintings, films and literature that they have inspired.

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