On the trail of a tragedy /
In 1907 three polar explorers fought for their lives in the darkness of the Greenland winter. They died in dramatic circumstances of hypothermia, hunger and frostbite. They had set out to explore and map the last uncharted stretches of the Greenland coastline. A wealth of old photographs and diary e...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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Copenhagen, Denmark :
Danish Broadcasting Corporation,
2006.
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| Series: | VAST: academic video online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | In 1907 three polar explorers fought for their lives in the darkness of the Greenland winter. They died in dramatic circumstances of hypothermia, hunger and frostbite. They had set out to explore and map the last uncharted stretches of the Greenland coastline. A wealth of old photographs and diary entries document the expedition just as the old pioneers experienced it.Meanwhile an expedition using modern gear follows on their trail.The team undertakes its journey through the same ice and the same climatic extremes as the 1906 expedition.Together they want to relive and retell a story of grand ambitions, terrible sacrifices and tremendous loyalty to the bitter end. |
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| Item Description: | Previously published as DVD. Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012). Slide. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (62 min.). |