A fabulous kingdom : the exploration of the Arctic /

A fabulous kingdom : the exploration of the Arctic / / Charles Officer, Jake Page.

"The second edition of A Fabulous Kingdom will explain the history of the arctic and describe the current scientific and environmental issues that threaten this fascinating region"--

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Page, Jake.
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Year of Publication:2012
Edition:2nd ed.
Language:English
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Physical Description:x, 220 p. :; ill.
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300 |a x, 220 p. :  |b ill. 
505 8 |a Machine generated contents note: -- Preface -- Prologue: the Nature of the Place -- PART ONE: Ultima Thule -- Chapter One: Sea Lungs, Godly Commerce, and Projections -- Chapter Two:Frizadores for Cathay and Polar Bears -- Chapter Three: Fool's Gold, Hooch, and Mutiny -- PART TWO: The Myth of the Open Polar Sea -- Chapter Four: Connubial Fidelity and the Vicar of Wakefield -- Chapter Five: Open Seas and Closed Minds -- Chapter Six: Anything is Good that Don't Poison You -- PART THREE: Racing for the Pole -- Chapter Seven: Three Faces of Ambition -- Chapter Eight: Amateurs, Pros, and Cons -- Chapter Nine: From Polar Larks to Canary-Watching -- PART FOUR: The New Arctic -- Chapter Ten: Albedo, Winds, and Other Culprits -- Chapter Eleven: Animals: Changing the Guard -- Chapter Twelve: Boom and Bust on the New Frontier -- Chapter Thirteen: Who Owns the Arctic? -- Chapter Fourteen: Global Predictions. 
520 |a "The second edition of A Fabulous Kingdom will explain the history of the arctic and describe the current scientific and environmental issues that threaten this fascinating region"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
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