Buch, Englisch, 467 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 994 g
With Amundsen¿s and Mawson¿s Antarctic Expeditions
Buch, Englisch, 467 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 994 g
ISBN: 978-3-030-65112-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Like its predecessor, the book portrays how Amundsen continued to utilize the Polar dogs – both in their lives and in their deaths – to propel his career and solidify his expedition's image.
Zielgruppe
Popular/general
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte: Expeditionen & Entdeckungen
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Allgemeines, Karten & Atlanten
Weitere Infos & Material
Chapter 1. Introduction: Roald Amundsen and the Sled Dogs.- Part 1: Hobart, Australia.- Chapter 2. All Aboard: The Departure from Antarctica.- Chapter 3. Leaving Antarctica: The Rough Journey Back.- Chapter 4. The Public Relations Machine Behind the Scenes.- Chapter 5. A Hero’s Welcome in Hobart.- Chapter 6. Fleeing the Journalists Whilst Courting the Press.- Chapter 7. Twenty-One Sledge Dogs for Douglas Mawson.- Chapter 8. A Tale of Two Fates: Roald Amundsen’s Victory and Robert Falcon Scott’s Tragedy.- Part 2: Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Chapter 9. The Captain and Mrs. Snuppesen.- Chapter 10. Arrivals and Departures: Buenos Aires, Norway, and Don Pedro Christophersen.- Chapter 11. The Dogs at the Buenos Aires Zoological Gardens.- Chapter 12. London Calling: Lord Curzon and the Royal Geographical Society.- Chapter 13. The Big Speech: The Cheer for the Dogs.- Chapter 14. Death and Deceit.