{"product_id":"the-polar-world-a-popular-description-of-man-and-nature-in-the-arctic-and-antarctic-regions-of-the-globe-paperback-9781108073363","title":"The Polar World; A Popular Description of Man and Nature in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions of the Globe (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108073363","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Polar World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Popular Description of Man and Nature in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions of the Globe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1869 book describes the geography and climate, as well as the survival strategies for life, in extreme polar environments.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeorg Hartwig (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108073363, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 May 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e592 pages, 85 b\/w illus.  8 colour illus.  3 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 14 x 3.5 cm, 0.65 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe German scientific writer Georg Hartwig (1813–80) produced many popular works on geographical and natural history topics, among them this book, published in English in 1869. (An American version, with additional chapters, came out in the same year.) Unusually for the period, it surveyed exploration in the Antarctic as well as the Arctic, though the coverage of the latter makes up the bulk of the book. Hartwig's intention is 'to convey solid instruction under an entertaining form', combining the history of exploration with descriptions of the polar regions explored by the mid-century, including Siberia as well as the islands and ice packs of the Arctic Ocean. In this very readable work, Hartwig describes geography, geology and climate, as well as the survival strategies of plant, animal and human life in an extreme environment, using a very wide range of earlier published material to create an integrated narrative.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Arctic Regions: 1. The Arctic lands\u003cbr\u003e 2. Arctic land quadrupeds and birds\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Arctic seas\u003cbr\u003e 4. Arctic marine animals\u003cbr\u003e 5. Iceland\u003cbr\u003e 6. History of Iceland\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Icelanders\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Westman Islands\u003cbr\u003e 9. From Drontheim to the North Cape\u003cbr\u003e 10. Spitzbergen, Bear Island, Jan Meyen\u003cbr\u003e 11. Novaya Zemlya\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Lapps\u003cbr\u003e 13. Matthias Alexander Castren\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Samojedes\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Ostjaks\u003cbr\u003e 16. Conquest of Siberia by the Russians\u003cbr\u003e 17. Siberia, fur trade and gold diggings\u003cbr\u003e 18. Middendorff's adventures in Taimurland\u003cbr\u003e 19. The Jakuts\u003cbr\u003e 20. Wrangel\u003cbr\u003e 21. The Tungusi\u003cbr\u003e 22. George William Steller\u003cbr\u003e 23. Kamtschatka\u003cbr\u003e 24. The Tchutchi\u003cbr\u003e 25. Behring Sea, the Russian fur company, the Aleuts\u003cbr\u003e 26. The Esquimaux\u003cbr\u003e 27. The fur trade of the Hudson's Bay territories\u003cbr\u003e 28. The Cree Indians\u003cbr\u003e 29. The Tinne Indians\u003cbr\u003e 30. The Loucheux, or Kutchin Indians\u003cbr\u003e 31. Arctic voyages of discovery from the Cabots to Baffin\u003cbr\u003e 32. Arctic voyages of discovery from Baffin to M'Clintock\u003cbr\u003e 33. Kane and Hayes\u003cbr\u003e 34. Newfoundland\u003cbr\u003e 35. Greenland\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Antarctic Regions: 36. The Antarctic Ocean\u003cbr\u003e 37. Antarctic voyages of discovery\u003cbr\u003e 38. The Strait of Magellan\u003cbr\u003e 39. Patagonia and the Patagonians\u003cbr\u003e 40. The Fuegians\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266182631704,"sku":"9781108073363","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108073363i_19b530f2-9896-4101-8052-b346c44f4194.jpg?v=1696751455","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-polar-world-a-popular-description-of-man-and-nature-in-the-arctic-and-antarctic-regions-of-the-globe-paperback-9781108073363","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}