Smithsonian Explorers: A Photographic History of Exploration by Sale, Richard (2005) Hardcover

by Richard Sale

Hardcover

About the author

Richard Sale (1946-) is a physicist, with a PhD in astrophysics. After working as a glaciologist in Switzerland and then in the UK power industry he gave up fulltime physics for his first loves – birds and the Arctic. He has written and taken photographs for many books, including To the Ends of the Earth: The History of Polar Exploration and various travel guides.

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very comprehensive look at exploration, especially Arctic exploration and mountain climbing.