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Everland
Under the harsh ultraviolet light of a sun which doesn't set, and isolated from the world, they begin to echo the expedition of a hundred years ago. History, it seems, has a way of repeating itself.
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Faith, Fidelity and Fantasy: Don Pedro Fernández de Quirós and the 'Foundation, Government and Sustenance' of La Nueba Hierusalem in 1606
In this and a companion article (in preparation, in which we focus on the perspectives of Pacific islanders), we analyse previously overlooked cultural and historical influences upon Iberian explorers in the Pacific. We concentrate here on the Lusitanian navigator, Pedro Fernández de Quirós, during his visit in 1606 to the island of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu, where he attempted to found a settlement that he named la Nuebla Hierusalem. By returning to original accounts, which have hitherto been incompletely reproduced, inadequately contextualised or poorly translated, we address shortcomings in existing treatments of Quirós and also attempt to bridge divergent Lusitanian, Spanish and Anglo-European perspectives. In particular, we challenge an enduring Anglophone stereotype of Quirós as 'a man in the grip of religious mania' by analysing the influences on his thought and behaviour, and by placing these in their historical contexts.
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A suffragist's guide to the Antarctic
In 1914 England, eighteen-year-old American Clara lies about her age and citizenship to land a coveted spot on an Antarctic expedition, but when the crew is marooned on an ice floe, Clara's mission to advance the women's suffrage movement takes a back seat to survival.
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Endurance in Antarctica
\"A group of sled dogs must race to survive during a perilous journey across Antarctica\"-- Provided by publisher.
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