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Is the first book to track the surviving sled dogs of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition of 1910–1912 who returned from the South Pole
Provides a detailed analysis of Roald Amundsen’s utilization of sled dogs to promote his achievement and image
Portrays some of the sled dogs’ subsequent work with the Douglas Mawson Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911–1914
Tells the little-known story of the sled dogs who participated in Arve Staxrud’s Norwegian Arctic Rescue Mission of 1913 to save members of the Herbert Schroeder-Stranz German Arctic Expedition
Documents the significant role and legacy of sled dogs in Polar exploration and human history
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Hobart, Australia
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Svartskog, Norway
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About this book
This book documents the return of the surviving sled dogs of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition of 1910–1912 from Antarctica, where they had helped Roald Amundsen become the first human to reach the South Pole. This book is the sequel to the highly acclaimed Roald Amundsen’s Sled Dogs: The Sledge Dogs Who Helped Discover the South Pole. It chronicles how the sled dogs were used internationally to further promote the expedition’s great achievement and follows some of the dogs as they undertake subsequent expeditions – with Douglas Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911–1914, which made scientific discoveries, and with Arve Staxrud’s Norwegian Arctic Rescue Mission of 1913, which saved members of the Herbert Schröder-Stranz German Arctic Expedition. The book tracks the remaining 39 sled dogs to their next challenging adventures and their final destinations in Argentina, Norway, Antarctica, and Australia.
Like its predecessor, the book portrays how Amundsen continued to utilize the Polar dogs – both in their lives and in their deaths – to propel his career and solidify his expedition's image.
Reviews
“Mary R. Tahan’s books on polar expedition . . . are a welcomed addition to historical exploration scholarship and the animal studies field. . . . Tahan’s books focus on the interactions and intersectionality between people and nonhuman animals and how this connection spurred humankind forward in its survey of the South Pole. In a unique approach, Tahan’s research and materials center on the animals . . . By adding this aspect of the canines, she gives recognition to the significant role that animals played in this important part of history as well as the indispensable human–animal relationship needed for the Antarctic exploration. . . . In recent years . . . academics have increasingly argued that the inclusion of other voices such as women, native peoples, immigrants, and individuals of varied social class enhances historical accounts. Tahan’s books seek to take this one step further and argue that the inclusions of nonhuman animals as agents will most certainly enrich historical data. The author certainly hits this mark, and these should be recommended books for anyone with an interest in nonhuman animals, exploration, or history. (Nicholas Miller, Terrae Incognitae, March 23, 2022)
Authors and Affiliations
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Vancouver, Canada
Mary R. Tahan
About the author
Mary R. Tahan is a Writer, Producer, and Documentarian, with a professional background in journalism and marketing. Internationally renowned for her educational and informational series, she has authored many scholarly articles and historical books, and produced/directed documentary films.
Her scholarly articles and lectures/presentations focus on Antarctica and the “heroic age of exploration” and cover many countries, and she has documented individuals and organizations as well as cities and historical events. As part of her research for her series of films and books on Polar exploration, Mary R. Tahan traveled to Antarctica by invitation of the Dirección Nacional del Antártico (Instituto Antártico Argentino), where she performed on-site photography and videography of the Antarctic landscape and historical sites, as well as conducted interviews with scientists and curators. Her research has also taken her to Argentina, Norway, France, Russia, and England, where she has also interviewed Polar historians and descendants of the early explorers of the Arctic and Antarctic.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Return of the South Pole Sled Dogs
Book Subtitle: With Amundsen’s and Mawson’s Antarctic Expeditions
Authors: Mary R. Tahan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65113-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-65112-1Published: 26 February 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-65115-2Published: 26 February 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-65113-8Published: 25 February 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 467
Number of Illustrations: 43 b/w illustrations, 46 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geography, general, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary, Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science, Cultural Geography