Suggested Reading List

Amundsen, R. & Ellsworth, L.
First Crossing of the Polar Sea
Doubleday, Doran, Garden City, 1928.

Asher, George M.        
Henry Hudson, The Navigator Reproduction of the 1613 Edition
Franklin Press, 1964.

Asimov, Isaac                         
The Ends of the Earth: Polar Regions of the World
Weybright and Talley, 1975.

Bockstoce, J.                                      
Arctic Passages
Hearst Marine, New York, 1991.

Breummer, F.                         
World of the Polar Bear
Northword Press, 1989.
Succinct, great pictures.

Delgado, James P.     
Across the Top of the World: The Quest for the Northwest Passage
Checkmark Books, 1999. Hardcover.

Guttridge, Leonard                             
Icebound: The Jeanette Expedition
Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 1986.
Essential reading.

Harrington, R.                         
The Face of the Arctic
Henry Shuman, New York, 1952..

Kish, George   
Northeast Passage: Adolf Erik Nordenskiold, His Life
and Times
Nico Israel, Amsterdam, 1973.
Hard to locate.

Lopez, Barry                                       
Arctic Dreams
Scribner, 1986.
A wonderful book and great overview.

Maxtone-Graham, John          
Safe Return Doubtful: The Heroic Age of Polar Exploration
Scribner, 1988.
A well-written book. A very entertaining look at exploration of both poles.

Mountfield, D. 
A History of Polar Exploration
Dial Press, 1974.
A good reference book.

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