The South Pole
An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the Fram, 1910-1912
$82.03
- Paperback
896 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2001
Summary
Before Sir Ernest Shackleton’s exploration of the Antarctic waters in 1914, Captain Roald Amundsen led a courageous team through ice-chocked waters to become the first expedition to reach the South Pole in 1911. Read the fascinating account of his journey in The South Pole. “Roald Amundsen planted the Norwegian flag on the South Pole on December 14, 1911: a full month before Robert Falcon Scott arrived on the same spot. Amundsen’s ‘The South Pole’ is less well-known than his rival’s, in part …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780814706985 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0814706983 |
| Author: | Roald Amundsen, Captian Roald Amundsen, A.G. Chater |
| Publisher: | New York University Press |
| Imprint: | New York University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 896 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2001 |
| Weight: | 1.38kg |
| Dimensions: | 63mm x 495mm x 234mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Amundsen was the supreme exponent of Polar technique. He towered above his rivals; he brought an intellectual approach to exploration and stood, as he still stands, the antipole to the heroic delusion… The journey to the South Pole remains his masterpiece, the culmination of the classical age of Polar exploration and, perhaps, the greatest snow journey ever made.” -Roland Huntford,The Last Place on Earth: Scott and Amundsen’s Race to the South Pole
About The Author
Roald Amundsen
Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian polar explorer (1872-1928), was the first man to reach the South Pole. He was also the first to navigate the Northwest Passage, and later may have been the first to fly over the North Pole. While flying on a rescue mission in 1928, Amundsen was killed when his plane crashed into the Arctic Ocean.
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