TY - BOOK AU - Behrendt,John C. TI - Innocents on the ice: a memoir of Antarctic exploration, 1957 SN - 058509926X AV - G850 .B44 1998eb U1 - 919.8/904 21 PY - 1998/// CY - Niwot, Colo. PB - University Press of Colorado KW - Behrendt, John C., KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY KW - Historical KW - bisacsh KW - TRAVEL KW - General KW - Discoveries in geography KW - fast KW - Geography KW - hilcc KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Discovery & Exploration KW - Antarctica KW - Discovery and exploration KW - History KW - Diaries KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-408) and index; Roster of Men at Ellsworth Station, 1957 --; 1; Introduction --; 2; Voyage to the Weddell Sea --; 3; Fall --; 4; Winter Begins --; 5; The Long Night Goes On and On and On ... --; 6; The Sun Returns --; 7; Final Traverse Preparations --; 8; Ellsworth to Berkner Island --; 9; Dufek Massif to Korff Island --; 10; Heading for Home; Electronic reproduction; [S.l.]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - Innocents on the Ice is based on the author's experience and writings as part of a U.S. Navy-supported scientific expedition to establish Ellsworth Station on the Filchner Ice Shelf. This expedition, undertaken from November 1956 to early 1958, coincided with the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958) which ushered in the "scientific age" in Antarctica; Drawing on his 40 years of Antarctic research experience, Behrendt explains the changes in scientific activities and environmental awareness in Antarctica today UR - https://libproxy.firstcity.edu.my:8443/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=5144 ER -