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- Book Title
- Race for the South Pole : The Expedition Diaries of Scott and Amu
- ISBN
- 9781441126672
- Subject Area
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Publication Name
- Race for the South Pole : the Expedition Diaries of Scott and Amundsen
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
- Subject
- Polar Regions, Modern / 20th Century, Europe / Scandinavia, Adventurers & Explorers, Europe / Great Britain / General
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Item Weight
- 17.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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In 1910 Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen set sail for Antarctica, each from his own starting point, and the epic race for the South Pole was on. For the first time Scott's unedited diaries run alongside those of both Amundsen and Olav Bjaaland, never before translated into English. Cutting through the welter of controversy to the events at the heart of the story, Huntford weaves the narrative from the protagonists' accounts of their own fate. What emerges is a whole new understanding of what really happened on the ice and the definitive account of the Race for the South Pole.
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
ISBN-10
1441126678
ISBN-13
9781441126672
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109153719
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Race for the South Pole : the Expedition Diaries of Scott and Amundsen
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Polar Regions, Modern / 20th Century, Europe / Scandinavia, Adventurers & Explorers, Europe / Great Britain / General
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
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G860
Reviews
'The knowledge and research of this 83-year-old author is magnetic and forces the reader to reassess one's understanding of Amundsen's organisation and the amateurish approach of Scott... This is more than just a good book - you make the journey.', There is gratitude for the translations he had provided which have enabled non-Norwegian speakers to read two previously unavailable texts. [Huntford] has given factual insights into subjects as varied as skiing, marine engines and the relationship of Amundsen's expedition to the International Date Line... [he] makes some fascinating points., 'This is a valuable book, and Huntford enriches the fascinating diary entries with his own expert analysis and insight into polar history.', 'Breaks new ground by letting both men live and die side by side in their own words ... The Race for the South Pole represents Huntford's final attempt to get Scott and Amundsen's legacies restored to what he believes should be their proper balance. There is simply no more evidence left to find.', BBC History Magazine's Pick of the Month, November 2010 'Reading the journals of Scott and Amundsen together has the advantage of highlighting the relative pace and position of the two expeditions on a daily basis. It also draws attention to the contrasting literary styles of their authors. Of interest here are not simply the celebrated set-pieces, most notably Scott's powerful final 'message to the public', but also more routine matters of format and function.', "Side by side, day by day, Huntford lets Scott and Admundsen speak for themselves, placing the original diary entries of each man on facing pages. He includes superb original maps and photographs, and the never-before-translated diary of Admundsen's charismatic lead skier." -Longitude, 'Crucially, [Huntford] reads Norwegian, and the translations are his own. Decades of experience allow him to dilate on the idiosyncrasies of fur in the polar environment; on the workings of the anemometers and on the 'meridian sight method of finding latitude' ... This work is brilliant, and well executed.', Race for the South Pole, while allowing the reader to savour the contrasts between the expedition diaries of Scott, Amundsen and Bjaaland, also shows Huntford in continued argument with his sources.
Table of Content
Figures \ Acknowledgements \ Note on the Text \ Dramatis Personae \ Abbreviations \ Introduction \ The Race for the South Pole \ Epilogue \ Glossary \ Notes \ Bibliography \ Index
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Decimal
919.8904
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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