Voyage of the ''Why Not?'' in the Antarctic - The Journal of the Second French South Polar Expedition, 1908-1910

This well-illustrated 1911 publication, translated from the French, vividly describes the hardships involved in Antarctic exploration and scientific research.

List of contents

Introduction; From Havre to Punta Arenas; 1. The summer of 1908-9; 2. Autumn, winter and spring, 1909; 3. The summer of 1909-10.

Summary

This well-illustrated 1911 publication, translated from the French, vividly describes the hardships and satisfactions of Antarctic exploration and scientific research in the early twentieth century. The journal entries of expedition leader Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867–1936) record daily life aboard ship and out on the ice.

Product details

• Authors: Jean Charcot, Charcot Jean
• Assisted by: Philip Walsh (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2015
• EAN: 9781108076753
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07675-3
• No. of pages: 402
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; HISTORY / Historical Geography, Historical Geography