Arctic Obsession; The Lure of the Far North
by Alexis S. Troubetzkoy
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0312625030
- ISBN 13
- 9780312625030
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2011 Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, New York, NY. 2011. Hardcover. First Printing by line number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. Black boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine. 302 pp. The epic story of the explorers and adventurers who risked- and often lost- their lives in a centuries-long quest to conquer and claim the arctic and search for the Northwest and Northeast passages. For centuries the major world powers sponsored teams of explorers seeking trade routes as well as the chance to claim new territories. At a time when global environmental concerns threaten the Arctic, this book chronicles an age when the Arctic remained on of the last unconquered places on earth. A clean pristine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003023
- Title
- Arctic Obsession; The Lure of the Far North
- Author
- Alexis S. Troubetzkoy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0312625030
- ISBN 13
- 9780312625030
- Publisher
- Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2011
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Arctic exploration, trapped in ice, Siberia, LT George DeLong, USS Jeanette, Northwest Passage, Northeast Passage, Arctic claims, North Pole, August Petermann, George Melville, John Muir, Admiral Robert Peary, Arctic Circle, USS Franklin
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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