Die Pole : Expeditionen ins ewige Eis

by Bertrand Imbert, Regina Schmidt-Ott (Translator), Wolf-Dieter Blümel (Contributor)

Schlagwörter: Polargebiete ; Entdeckung ; Geschichte
Sachgruppe(n): 61 Geographie, Heimat- und Länderkunde, Reisen ; 07 Kinder- und Jugendliteratur ; 31 Geowissenschaften

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Adventure, Geography

223 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Charlie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading of the historical accounts of the polar expeditions. I was familiar with much of the info already but it was good to be reminded in a concise form and to learn a few more facts that I was unfamiliar with. I did not like the evolutionary and climate change assumptions made at the end of the book, otherwise I would have given it a higher rating!

[Abigail · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly, this book was disappointing. It looks like a small, easy read, but I did not find it so. The main part of the book was written somewhat in chronological order, but not very well organized, so it felt very disjointed. I would have liked more details on many of their stories. The material in the back, however, I found very interesting (documents/books/journal entries regarding the Arctic and Antarctic regions). I felt I learned more in the last 50 pages than I learned in the first 120. I wish there had been more maps, too. Overall, I wouldn't recommend it for an overview of polar expeditions. I'm sure there's a more well-written book on the topic.

[Bo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an enjoyable overview of the history of exploration at the North and South Pole, from the very first explorers to modern times (early 1990's). Some of these accounts were familiar to me, having read more extensively about them previously, but others were unfamiliar, so helped acquaint me with them. (Did you know that a submarine has gone under the North Pole?) This book could easily whet your appetite to read in more detail about some of the men and events that made their mark in history with their intrepid spirits of adventure and exploration.

[Yaakov Bressler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book - lightly skims the history of arctic and antarctic exploration. Properly focuses on “the age of heroes” and exploration of the NW passage. Really appreciated the curated historical photos and illustrations.

[TrumanCoyote · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would've been much better if he/they had devoted entire volumes to each pole.

[Romuald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Denna väl illustrerade bok kan ses som en enkel introduktion till en historia av polarforskning och alla äventyr associerade med den. Boken gör inte anspråk på att vara den mest djupgående boken om polarforskningen, men jag tyckte att informationen presenteras grundligt, och fantastiska illustrationer inklusive gamla kartor, 1800-talsmålningar samt unika fotografier från sista expeditionerna från Antarktisutforskningens heroiska eran gör den här lilla boken till ett måste för inklusion i en polar boksamling.

[Graziano · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ghiaccio qui, ghiaccio la',
era dovunque, il ghiaccio,
e crosciava, ringhiava, ruggiva e ululava,
i rumori che intendi da svenuto!

S. Coleridge, La ballata del vecchio marinaio

In sedici mesi ci eravamo abituati alla vista e ai rumori del ghiaccio alla deriva...
l'acme fu la vista, dalla terraferma, del ghiaccio da cui eravamo venuti. (137)