A History of Polar Exploration in 50 Objects by Anne Strathie (The History Press, 2024)
Non-Fiction
A History of Polar Exploration in 50 Objects: from Cook’s Circumnavigations to the Aviation Age by Anne Strathie (ISBN: 9781803991054, paperback). The objects come from across the world: some are associated with the famous names of Polar exploration, such as Roald Amundsen’s dip circle, which was used during their traverse of the infamous Northwest Passage; others give us a glimpse into the lives of the mariners, scientists, artists and recorders who also went to these frozen expanses, including a postcard depicting three Scottish scientists on the Scotia expedition, in their on-board laboratory, cosy in their Fair Isle jumpers.