A work of refreshing originality and vivid appeal, Red Arctic tells the story of Stalinist Russia's massive campaign to explore and develop its Northern territories during the 1930s. Author John McCannon recounts the dramatic stories of the polar expeditions-conducted by foot, ship, and plane-that w[...]
Cold and isolated, yet home to some 4 million people; harsh and unyielding, yet receding dramatically every year: the Arctic is an area that defies definition. No landscape has stood out in the modern mind as so quintessentially timeless: imagined and described as a realm of crystalline purity, as a[...]
Completely revised and updated, this new edition reflects major changes that have occurred on the AP World History exam since Fall 2011. The guide includes two full-length model exams with answer keys, detailed advice on answering the comparative essay question, strategies for answering the test's m[...]