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

Amundsen, Captain Roald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0815411278 ISBN 13: 9780815411277

Publisher: Cooper Square Press, 2000

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Publisher:

"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 because he is less of a literary stylist, but also, perhaps, because he survived the journey.

"His book is a riveting first-hand account of a truly professional expedition; Amundsen's heroism is understated, but it is heroism nonetheless."

--The Times of London, June 23 2001

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cooper Square Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0815411278
• ISBN 13: 9780815411277
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 896