The Polar World - A Popular Description of Man and Nature in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions of the Globe - Bog af Georg Hartwig - Paperback
The German scientific writer Georg Hartwig (1813-80) produced many popular works on geographical and natural history topics, among them this book, published in English in 1869. Hartwig describes geography, geology and climate, as well as the survival strategies of plant, animal and human life, in extreme polar environments.