Antarctic Destinies - Scott, Shackleton and the Changing Face of Heroism

Klappentext America's Film Legacy is a reference guide to the most significant films ever made in the United States. Chosen by filmmakers and the public under the auspices of the Library of Congress, the 500 titles in the National Film Registry run the gamut from big Zusammenfassung Covers the two famous expeditions of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova expedition of 1910-12 and Ernest Shackleton's Endurance expedition of 1914-16. This book explores the evolution of their reputations and finds it has little to do with various discoveries regarding their lives and characters. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction The Early Years of Antarctic Exploration The Discovery and Nimrod Expeditions Terra Nova Endurance Scott, Shackleton and the Great War Scott and Shackleton in the Mid-20 th Century The Decline of Scott and the Rise of Shackleton in the Late 20 th Century Epilogue: Scott's Revival

Product details

• Authors: Stephanie Barczewski, Barczewski Stephanie
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.04.2009
• EAN: 9780826445629
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-4562-9
• No. of pages: 412
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions, Antarctica, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, TRAVEL / Polar Regions, Expeditions: popular accounts, British & Irish history, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period)