At the beginning of the twentieth century, the South Pole was the most coveted prize in the fiercely nationalistic modern age of exploration. In the brilliant dual biography, the award-winning writer Roland Huntford re-examines every detail of the great race to the South Pole between Britain's Robert Scott and Norway's Roald Amundsen. Scott, who dies along with four of his men only eleven miles from his next cache of supplies, became Britain's beloved failure, while Amundsen, who not only beat Scott to the Pole but returned alive, was largely forgotten. This account of their race is a gripping, highly readable history that captures the driving ambitions of the era and the complex, often deeply flawed men who were charged with carrying them out. THE LAST PLACE ON EARTH is the first of Huntford's masterly trilogy of polar biographies. It is also the only work on the subject in the English language based on the original Norwegian sources, to which Huntford returned to revise and update this edition.
The Last Place on Earth: Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole, Revised and Updated (Modern Library Exploration)
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Author: Huntford, Roland
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780375754746
Details:
Author: Huntford, Roland
Brand: Modern Library
Color: White
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 640
Release Date: 07-09-1999
Part Number: 8 maps
Package Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.0 x 1.3 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780375754746
