Author: Anne Strathie

Anne Strathie was raised in Scotland and lives in Gloucestershire, England, from where she has travelled all over the world for research and book-related activities. A History of Polar Exploration in 50 Objects follows her biographies of Terra Nova expedition members Henry ‘Birdie’ Bowers and Herbert Ponting, and From Ice Floes to Battlefields.

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A History of Polar Exploration in 50 Objects

In her new book A History of Polar Exploration in 50 Objects: From Cook’s Circumnavigations to the Aviation Age, polar historian Anne Strathie weaves the story of exploration in both the Antarctic and Arctic through a series of objects that often have surprising interconnections. For Swoop, she has picked five of her favourites that help […]

By Anne Strathie
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10th February 2025