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In August 1906 a small Norwegian sealing vessel sailed out of the Oslofjord bound for remote subantarctic islands in the Southern Ocean. The captain and ...
'Beautiful, thrilling, heroic and kind, a ripping yarn' - CLAIRE ROBERTSON, AUTHOR OF THE SPIRAL HOUSE
'Tender, heartfelt and lyrical' - PETINA GAPPAH, AUTHOR OF OUT OF ...
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'Rigorous, deft and entertaining ... a sparkling read' - The Spectator
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'An elegant, densely textured work, like a tapestry ... A welcome contribution to polar studies.' Sara Wheeler, Spectator
'[MacInness] handles the whole thing with masterly skill ...
From the international bestselling author of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE LOST CITY OF Z, a mesmerising story of shipwreck, mutiny and murder ...
"GRIPPING. ... One of the greatest polar rescue efforts ever mounted." -Wall Street Journal
The riveting true story of the largest polar rescue mission in history ...
The mesmerizing, larger-than-life tale of an eccentric adventurer who traversed some of the greatest frontiers of the twentieth century, from uncharted Arctic wastelands to the ...
In the late 19th century, the Norwegian Artic explorer Fridtjof Nansen undertook a pioneering expedition: he wanted to reach the North Pole with the specially ...
New Zealand 1773. A week before Christmas. A rowboat carrying ten sailors disappears. Next day butchered bodies are found on a beach. All have been ...
In this journal Boatswain's Mate James Morrison recounts the Royal Navy ship HMS Bounty's 1787 voyage and the ensuing mutiny, providing an invaluable ...
For nearly two hundred years the Society has been awarding gold medals to those individuals who have contributed most to our geographical knowledge. Winners of ...
A thrilling tale of power, obsession and betrayal at the edge of the world. In 1808, an American merchant ship happened upon an uncharted island ...
100 of the most astonishing stories of human survival, adventure and exploration, chosen by Levison Wood.
We are always captivated by tales of courage and ...
On 21 December 1872, HMS Challenger set sail from Portsmouth, England, to begin a global voyage of deep-sea exploration, unique for the scale of its ...
The extraordinary sixty-thousand-year history of how the Pacific islands were settled.
'Takes readers on a narrative odyssey' Wall Street Journal, Books of the Year
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