Arctic Books


A journey to the Arctic: The travels of Knud RasmussenA journey to the Arctic: The travels of Knud RasmussenColorful Finland;: A romantic journey by car from Helsinki to the Arctic coastColorful Finland;: A romantic journey by car from Helsinki to the Arctic coastIcelandic yesterdays: 1929 and 1935Icelandic yesterdays: 1929 and 1935The polar and tropical worlds: A description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe. Two volumes in one. Embracing also an ... travelers in the tropical countriesThe polar and tropical worlds: A description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe. Two volumes in one. Embracing also an ... travelers in the tropical countriesAppletons' guide-book to Alaska and the northwest coast;: Including the shores of Washington, British Columbia, southeastern Alaska, the Aleutian and ... islands, the Bering and the Arctic coasts;Appletons' guide-book to Alaska and the northwest coast;: Including the shores of Washington, British Columbia, southeastern Alaska, the Aleutian and ... islands, the Bering and the Arctic coasts;


The Arctic cruise of the U.S.S. Thetis in the summer and autumn of 1889The Arctic cruise of the U.S.S. Thetis in the summer and autumn of 1889The South Pole: 1910-1912The South Pole: 1910-1912
Before Sir Ernest Shackleton's exploration of the Antarctic waters in 1914, Captain Roald...
Handbook to Polar Travelers: ArcticHandbook to Polar Travelers: Arctic
Handy reference book for polar travelers with information on flora, fauna, geography, and other...
Being Caribou: Five Months On Foot With An Arctic HerdBeing Caribou: Five Months On Foot With An Arctic Herd
Since time immemorial, the Porcupine caribou herd has ranged the Arctic in a 2,800-mile annual...
People of the Deer (Death of a People)People of the Deer (Death of a People)
In 1886, the Ihalmiut people of northern Canada numbered seven thousand; by 1946, when Farley...


The Future of Ice: A Journey Into ColdThe Future of Ice: A Journey Into Cold
This book was written out of Gretel Ehrlich?s love for winter?for remote and cold places, for...
In the Empire of Ice: Encounters in a Changing LandscapeIn the Empire of Ice: Encounters in a Changing Landscape
Best Price: $11.81
Gretel Erlich far exceeded anyone's expectations with this book. Just read the jacket, then...
The Magnetic North: Notes from the Arctic CircleThe Magnetic North: Notes from the Arctic Circle
A Globe and Mail Best Books of the Year 2011 Title More than a decade ago, Sara Wheeler...
Matthew A. Henson's Historic Arctic Journey: The Classic Account of One of the World's Greatest Black Explorers (Explorers Club Classics)Matthew A. Henson's Historic Arctic Journey: The Classic Account of One of the World's Greatest Black Explorers (Explorers Club Classics)
Best Price: $6.53
This 100th anniversary edition is enhanced with material from The Explorers Club?s archives,...
Cold: Adventures in the World's Frozen PlacesCold: Adventures in the World's Frozen Places
Best Price: $4.56
From avalanches to glaciers, from seals to snowflakes, and from Shackleton's expedition to...

Ice MuseumIce MuseumAlone Across the Arctic: One Woman's Epic Journey by DogAlone Across the Arctic: One Woman's Epic Journey by Dog
Eight sled dogs and one woman set out from Barrow, Alaska, to mush 2,500 miles. "Along...
Crossing the Gates of the ArcticCrossing the Gates of the Arctic
What a great read! The perfect book for the outdoorsman/woman in your life. I can't...
An Illustrated Viking Voyage: Retracing Leif Erikssons Journey In An Authentic Viking KnarrAn Illustrated Viking Voyage: Retracing Leif Erikssons Journey In An Authentic Viking Knarr
Best Price: $22.07
Leif Eriksson was a great explorer, traveling from Greenland to North America long before the...
The Arctic (People & Places in Peril)The Arctic (People & Places in Peril)
Best Price: $19.99
Featuring the Arctic, this book is one of a series that looks at the world's last remaining...

To the Arctic by Canoe 1819-1821: The Journal and Paintings of Robert Hood, Midshipman With FranklinTo the Arctic by Canoe 1819-1821: The Journal and Paintings of Robert Hood, Midshipman With Franklin
Best Price: $23.14
A journal recording the experiences of a young adventurer during the first overland Arctic...
Cold Comfort: My Love Affair With the Arctic (Mcgill-Queen's Native and Northern Series)Cold Comfort: My Love Affair With the Arctic (Mcgill-Queen's Native and Northern Series)
Best Price: $19.98
Rowley documents an era of arctic exploration of which little has been written and which is fast...
A Woman's Way Through Unknown LabradorA Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador
Best Price: $17.94
In 1905 Mina Benson Hubbard become the first white woman to cross Labrador, documenting her...
Four Against the Arctic: Shipwrecked for Six Years at the top of the worldFour Against the Arctic: Shipwrecked for Six Years at the top of the world
Best Price: $35.88
Well told history of survival in one of the most inhospitable arctic climates that was still...
Flowers in the Snow: The Life of Isobel Wylie Hutchison (Women in the West)Flowers in the Snow: The Life of Isobel Wylie Hutchison (Women in the West)
Best Price: $14.57
Over the course of a dozen years, Scottish plant collector Isobel Wylie Hutchison (1889?1982)...

The Karluk's Last VoyageThe Karluk's Last Voyage
Best Price: $12.72
I read this book after reading Jennifer Niven's book on the Karluk. I would recommend the...
Climate Atlas of Eurasian and North American Arctic regionsClimate Atlas of Eurasian and North American Arctic regions
Best Price: $15.30
Scholarly Paper from the year 2001 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Meteorology,...
A Novel Cold Active Esterase from the Marine Psychrotolerant Isolate Pseudoalteromonas Arctica sp. nov.A Novel Cold Active Esterase from the Marine Psychrotolerant Isolate Pseudoalteromonas Arctica sp. nov.
Best Price: $29.97
In recent years, growing attention has been devoted to cold adapted microorganisms and their...
Curriculum guidelines for Arctic survival outdoor education program, 1985: Kindergarten through grade sixCurriculum guidelines for Arctic survival outdoor education program, 1985: Kindergarten through grade sixSoutheast region (Her. Alaska regional profiles)Southeast region (Her. Alaska regional profiles)

Alaska Regional Profiles: Yukon RegionAlaska Regional Profiles: Yukon RegionAlaska Regional Profiles: Southwest RegionAlaska Regional Profiles: Southwest RegionArctic adventure: The journals of Henry R. Joesting on Jan Mayen Island, 1926-1927Arctic adventure: The journals of Henry R. Joesting on Jan Mayen Island, 1926-1927Durham University Polar East Greenland Expedition 1979Durham University Polar East Greenland Expedition 1979Arctic Expedition (World Explorer)Arctic Expedition (World Explorer)
Best Price: $2.99

Norway (Rcc Pilotage Foundation)Norway (Rcc Pilotage Foundation)
Best Price: $71.20
The Norwegian coast is too long and fascinating to cover in one single pilot book, but Judy...
The Cruise of the Corwin (The John Muir Library)The Cruise of the Corwin (The John Muir Library)
Best Price: $3.92
After decades of wandering the western half of the country, particularly in the Sierra's of...
The Ice: A Journey to AntarcticaThe Ice: A Journey to Antarctica
Best Price: $23.87
From The Ice: "It appears out of the fog and low clouds, like a white comet in the...
Onley's Arctic: Diaries and Paintings of the High ArcticOnley's Arctic: Diaries and Paintings of the High Arctic
Best Price: $78.12
AntarcticaAntarctica
Although scientists had long believed in the existence of a great southern continent, it was not...

Spitsbergen Explorer Map by Ocean Explorer MapsSpitsbergen Explorer Map by Ocean Explorer Maps
Best Price: $10.85
I am going on a circumnavigation of Spitsbergen archepelago in June/July, 2009, and needed a...
Siku Kayak: Paddling the Coast of Arctic AlaskaSiku Kayak: Paddling the Coast of Arctic Alaska
Best Price: $24.87
Ray and Jenny chronicle their trip from Alaska's Bering Sea coastline northward around...
Abandoned in the Arctic: Adolphus W. Greely and the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, 1881-1884Abandoned in the Arctic: Adolphus W. Greely and the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, 1881-1884A Winter Circuit of Our Arctic Coast a Narrative of a Journey with Dog SledsA Winter Circuit of Our Arctic Coast a Narrative of a Journey with Dog Sleds
Best Price: $34.80
1920. Stuck, an American missionary and explorer, emigrated to the United States in 1885. He...
Svalbard: A Guide to Plants of the High ArcticSvalbard: A Guide to Plants of the High Arctic
Best Price: $14.95
This book is meant to assist visitors in identifying the plants that they are likely to see in...

Ten months among the tents of the Tuski, with incidents of an Arctic boat expedition in search of sir John FranklinTen months among the tents of the Tuski, with incidents of an Arctic boat expedition in search of sir John Franklin
Best Price: $25.36
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1853 Subjects: History / Polar...
The Frozen Zone and Its Explorers: A Comprehensive History of Voyages, Travels, Adventures, Disasters, and Discoveries in the Arctic Regions, ... Expedition; Prof. Nordenskiold's DiscoverThe Frozen Zone and Its Explorers: A Comprehensive History of Voyages, Travels, Adventures, Disasters, and Discoveries in the Arctic Regions, ... Expedition; Prof. Nordenskiold's Discover
Best Price: $32.89
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book...
In northern mists: Arctic exploration in early timesIn northern mists: Arctic exploration in early times
Best Price: $20.42
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional...
Danish Arctic Expeditions, 1605 To 1620 - In Two Books - Book II.Danish Arctic Expeditions, 1605 To 1620 - In Two Books - Book II.
Best Price: $28.37
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now...
The Franklin Expedition; Or, Considerations On Measures For The Discovery And Relief Of Our Absent Adventureres In The Arctic RegionsThe Franklin Expedition; Or, Considerations On Measures For The Discovery And Relief Of Our Absent Adventureres In The Arctic Regions
Best Price: $22.45
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now...

North With Franklin: The Lost Journals of James FitzjamesNorth With Franklin: The Lost Journals of James Fitzjames
Best Price: $17.54
The Franklin Expedition has fascinated me for years, especially since some of my students...
Dangerous EncountersDangerous Encounters
Best Price: $14.41
Having quit engineering, Bucher became involved in exploration of the Northland of Canada,...
Discovering Eden: A Lifetime of Paddling the Arctic RiversDiscovering Eden: A Lifetime of Paddling the Arctic Rivers
Best Price: $147.33
Alex Hall has translated his knowledge of and love for Canada's Thelon River in this...
Cruising Alaska: A Traveller's Guide to Cruising Alaskan Waters & Discovering the InteriorCruising Alaska: A Traveller's Guide to Cruising Alaskan Waters & Discovering the Interior
Best Price: $4.99
This guide to cruising Alaska contains concise, easy-to-read information on every Alaskan-bound...
Arctic Expedition (World Explorer)Arctic Expedition (World Explorer)
Best Price: $2.99

Norway (Rcc Pilotage Foundation)Norway (Rcc Pilotage Foundation)
Best Price: $71.20
The Norwegian coast is too long and fascinating to cover in one single pilot book, but Judy...
The Cruise of the Corwin (The John Muir Library)The Cruise of the Corwin (The John Muir Library)
Best Price: $3.92
After decades of wandering the western half of the country, particularly in the Sierra's of...
The Ice: A Journey to AntarcticaThe Ice: A Journey to Antarctica
Best Price: $23.87
From The Ice: "It appears out of the fog and low clouds, like a white comet in the...
Onley's Arctic: Diaries and Paintings of the High ArcticOnley's Arctic: Diaries and Paintings of the High Arctic
Best Price: $78.12
AntarcticaAntarctica
Although scientists had long believed in the existence of a great southern continent, it was not...

Spitsbergen Explorer Map by Ocean Explorer MapsSpitsbergen Explorer Map by Ocean Explorer Maps
Best Price: $10.85
I am going on a circumnavigation of Spitsbergen archepelago in June/July, 2009, and needed a...
Siku Kayak: Paddling the Coast of Arctic AlaskaSiku Kayak: Paddling the Coast of Arctic Alaska
Best Price: $24.87
Ray and Jenny chronicle their trip from Alaska's Bering Sea coastline northward around...
Abandoned in the Arctic: Adolphus W. Greely and the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, 1881-1884Abandoned in the Arctic: Adolphus W. Greely and the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, 1881-1884A Winter Circuit of Our Arctic Coast a Narrative of a Journey with Dog SledsA Winter Circuit of Our Arctic Coast a Narrative of a Journey with Dog Sleds
Best Price: $34.80
1920. Stuck, an American missionary and explorer, emigrated to the United States in 1885. He...
PUB180 Sailing Directions: Planning Guides, 1997 Arctic OceanPUB180 Sailing Directions: Planning Guides, 1997 Arctic Ocean

Arctic Wildlife Nature Activity Book: Educational Games & Activities for Kids of All Ages (Children's Nature Activity Book)Arctic Wildlife Nature Activity Book: Educational Games & Activities for Kids of All Ages (Children's Nature Activity Book)
Best Price: $4.39
Designed to complement the K?12 curriculum, this entertaining activity book features dozens of...
High Latitudes: An Arctic JourneyHigh Latitudes: An Arctic Journey
Best Price: $6.63
In 1966, writer Farley Mowat was sent east to west to explore the people and places of the...
History of the Central Brooks Range: Gaunt Beauty, Tenuous LifeHistory of the Central Brooks Range: Gaunt Beauty, Tenuous Life
Best Price: $18.92
This book tells the human story of the Central Brooks Range in Alaska, the core of which makes...
WILD with Latitude: An Ecologist's Years with Bush Bums, Anarchists, and Other Arctic WildlifeWILD with Latitude: An Ecologist's Years with Bush Bums, Anarchists, and Other Arctic Wildlife
Best Price: $16.94
WILD with Latitude tells the unfiltered tale of an ecologist AWOL in the far north. The...
Mammoth Book of Polar JourneysMammoth Book of Polar Journeys
Best Price: $440.29
Exerting a magnetic pull our imaginations, the poles have been the object of many gripping...

An Arctic AdventureAn Arctic AdventureBiking to the Arctic CircleBiking to the Arctic Circle
Best Price: $0.69
What an incredible journey! Having traveled the Alaskan Highway, I know the hazards of tackling...
Science under sail: Russia's great voyages to America, 1728-1867 : instructional guideScience under sail: Russia's great voyages to America, 1728-1867 : instructional guideBeyond the End of the Road: A Winter of Contentment North of the Arctic CircleBeyond the End of the Road: A Winter of Contentment North of the Arctic Circle
Best Price: $19.95
These enthusiastic comments have come in recently... "Michael Pitt combines the bravado...
A Winter Circuit of Our Arctic Coast: A Narrative of a Journey with Dog SledsA Winter Circuit of Our Arctic Coast: A Narrative of a Journey with Dog Sleds
Best Price: $25.48
1920. Stuck, an American missionary and explorer, emigrated to the United States in 1885. He...

Arctic Ordeal: The Journal of John Richardson Surgeon-Naturalist With Franklin 1820-1822Arctic Ordeal: The Journal of John Richardson Surgeon-Naturalist With Franklin 1820-1822
Best Price: $116.43
Only six of the seventeen original members of Sir John Franklin's first Arctic expedition...
Antarctic Odyssey: Endurance and Adventure in the Farthest SouthAntarctic Odyssey: Endurance and Adventure in the Farthest South
Best Price: $0.70
This book is enjoyable and at times profound. It is a nice introduction to the continent. My...
In a Chrystal Land Cdn Exp -OSIn a Chrystal Land Cdn Exp -OS
Best Price: $0.99
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An Arctic Whaling Diary: The Journal of Captain George Comer in Hudson Bay, 1903-1905An Arctic Whaling Diary: The Journal of Captain George Comer in Hudson Bay, 1903-1905Into the Great Solitude: An Arctic JourneyInto the Great Solitude: An Arctic Journey
Best Price: $4.99
The nature of the voyage that Perkins set out on is extremely unique and interesting making for...

Price guide to books on Canada and the Canadian ArcticPrice guide to books on Canada and the Canadian ArcticThe Iditarod Arctic Sports Medicine-Human Performance Guide: Official Guide of the IditarodThe Iditarod Arctic Sports Medicine-Human Performance Guide: Official Guide of the Iditarod
Best Price: $14.00
RVing into Canada's Arctic ('RVing in...' travelogue series)RVing into Canada's Arctic ('RVing in...' travelogue series)
by Peggi MacDonald, a full-time RVer John and Liz Plaxton tell it like it is in their newest...
Northern Adventures in Alaska, Yukon Northern British Columbia and Canada's Western ArcticNorthern Adventures in Alaska, Yukon Northern British Columbia and Canada's Western ArcticA Winter Circuit of Our Arctic Coast; A Narrative of a Journey With Dog-Sleds Around the Entire Arctic Coast of AlaskaA Winter Circuit of Our Arctic Coast; A Narrative of a Journey With Dog-Sleds Around the Entire Arctic Coast of Alaska
Best Price: $27.55
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a...

Polar Ice and Periglacial Lands: Characteristics and Development (Environmental systems)Polar Ice and Periglacial Lands: Characteristics and Development (Environmental systems)Victorian Earl in the Arctic: The Travels and Collections of the Fifth Earl of Lonsdale 1888-89Victorian Earl in the Arctic: The Travels and Collections of the Fifth Earl of Lonsdale 1888-89
Best Price: $24.00
Explorers Wanted!: At the North PoleExplorers Wanted!: At the North Pole
Best Price: $5.73
Your mission should you choose to accept it, is to lead an expedition to the North Pole, braving...
Odyssey Among the Inuit: One Man's Journey Through the Northwest PassageOdyssey Among the Inuit: One Man's Journey Through the Northwest PassageIce!Ice!

Ice Is Nice!: All About the North and South Poles (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library)Ice Is Nice!: All About the North and South Poles (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library)
Best Price: $4.35
I came across The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library series of books during my daughter's...
At the mercy of The Winds : Two Remarkable Journeys to the North Pole : a Modern Hero and a Victorian RomanceAt the mercy of The Winds : Two Remarkable Journeys to the North Pole : a Modern Hero and a Victorian RomanceFlying North South East and West: Arctic to the SaharaFlying North South East and West: Arctic to the Sahara
Best Price: $21.44
A fantastic adventure written by a former Smoke Jumper who didn't have a million-dollar...
  
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