{"product_id":"fabulous-kingdom-the-exploration-of-the-arctic-9780199837809","title":"Fabulous Kingdom: The Exploration of the Arctic","description":"Inconstant and forbidding, the arctic has lured misguided voyagers into the cold for centuries--pushing them beyond the limits of their knowledge, technology, and endurance. \u003cem\u003eA Fabulous Kingdom\u003c\/em\u003e charts these quests and the eventual race for the North Pole, chronicling the lives and adventures that would eventually throw light on this \"magical realm\" of sunless winters. They follow the explorers from the early journeys of Viking Ottar to the daring exploits of Martin Frobisher, Henry Hudson, Frederick Cook, Robert Peary, and Richard Bird. The second edition features a section entitled \"The New Arctic\" that illuminates current scientific and environmental issues that threaten the region. Officer and Page discuss such topics as the science behind the melting of the polar ice; the endangered species that now depend on the ice, including polar bears, narwhals, walruses, and ringed seals; commerce in mining and natural resources, especially petroleum and natural gas; and predictions for\u003cbr\u003ethe economic and environmental future of the region. \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e called the first edition a \"winning fusion of adventure, suspense, and history.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Officer, Jake Page\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199837809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles Officer\u003c\/strong\u003e is Research Professor in the Earth Sciences Department and Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. \u003cstrong\u003eJake Page\u003c\/strong\u003e has written many books of fiction and nonfiction and hundreds of magazine articles and columns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40681946447987,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":62.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_29d066ec-1f88-4255-8585-4e6ebc5fc0db.jpg?v=1674743437","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/fabulous-kingdom-the-exploration-of-the-arctic-9780199837809","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}