| View Larger Image | Race to the South Pole (The Great Adventures) | Hardcoverby Roald Amundsen (Author)
| List Price: | $14.95 | |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | White Star | | Edition: | illustrated editionth Edition | | Page Count: | 256 Pages | | Publication Date: | March 13, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 643,845rd |
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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. |
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