The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the Fram, 1910-1912 / Edition 1

by Captain Roald Amundsen, Roland Huntford

Overview

Roald Amundsen records his race to be the first man to reach the South Pole. Amundsen's expertise enabled him to succeed where his predecessors, and competitors, did not. His rival Captain Robert F. Scott not only failed to reach the Pole first, but—due to poor preparation and miscalculation—died with the rest of his party on their return trip. The South Pole remains one of the greatest and most important books on polar exploration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815411277
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/21/2000
Pages:	896
Product dimensions:	6.28(w) x 8.94(h) x 2.46(d)

About the Author

Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) was the first to sail through the Northwest and Northeast Passages, and the first to fly a dirigible over the North Pole.