Race to the South Pole (The Great Adventures) [Hardcover]

Roald Amundsen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 13, 2007 | Series: The Great Adventures

Part historical essay, part scientific article, and part enthralling diary-Roald Amundsen's (1872-1928) book presents intriguing documentation about how his expedition reached the South Pole on December 14, 1911, just one month ahead of his rival, Robert Scott. Amundsen organized his gripping account using what is referred to in the film industry as the zooming technique. It starts in the past, examining the history of Antarctic exploration in different eras, and then moves ahead to describe how his own expedition was created, its organization, the slow stages involved in preparing for departure and, finally, the heart-stopping excitement of the race to the South Pole. Supplementing the vivid first-person text are black-and-white archival photographs illustrating the actual expedition, and color photographs depicting the landscape of Antarctica.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: White Star (March 13, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8854402176
• ISBN-13: 978-8854402171
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 1.8 x 7.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,451,037 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars torturous read, November 29, 2010

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What a dry, and coyly self-serving account. Amundsen travels one heck of a lot better than he writes. Give this a miss and re-read Scott or Cherry-Garrard, Shackleton, Mawson, anyone else!