4.20.2007

Adélie Books is pleased to announce the availability of its book concerning the return of the Uruguay from the Antarctic in 1903. Most Antarctic polar buffs are familiar with the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901-4 under the leadership of Otto Nordenskjold, but because all of the primary sources concerning the interesting northward-bound journey aboard the Argentinean relief vessel Uruguay are in Spanish and Swedish few are familiar with it.

The ship was severely damaged in a storm north of the South Shetland Islands, and just what transpired between the Argentinean and Swedish staffs became a matter of intriguing controversy and pride for the Argentineans. The controversy ends logically and fittingly.

When the Corvette Uruguay Was Dismasted is an English-language translation of a rare pamphlet entitled Cuando la Corbeta Uruguay Quedo Desarbolada (Buenos Aires, 1946) that brought the controversy to light, together with an historical introduction and appendices containing the relevant, original Spanish and Swedish materials.

The Additions and Corrections project concerning the Rosove bibliography is ongoing, and contributions are welcome.

Adélie Books is also pleased to announce its latest project, currently in process. In collaboration with the Scott Polar Research Institute, Adélie Books will publish the complete H.R.Mill/Emily Shackleton correspondence surrounding the creation of Mills The Life of Sir Ernest Shackleton. Publication hoped for within 3-4 weeks.