Amundsens book is a riveting firsthand account of a truly heroic expedition. This is amundsens last book, and signed copies are extremely hard to find. The first man to reach the south pole, norwegian roald amundsen explored both the arctic and the antarctic. Scott and amundsen s race to the south pole by roland huntford modern library september 7, 1999.
Roald amundsen s the south pole is a detailed, even exhaustive account of his successful 19101912 expedition to the south pole. He is also known as the first to traverse the northwest passage. An account of the norwegian antarctic expedition in the. At no time did amundsen and scott acknowledge or plan for a race, they both planned expeditions that had as an ambition to be the first man to reach one of the last.
The south pole by roald amundsen free ebook manybooks. He and four others arrived at the pole on 14 december 1911, five weeks ahead of a british party led by robert falcon scott as part of the terra nova expedition. Image via wikipedia on december 14, 1911, one hundred years ago, roald amundsen, and a small team of four others, accomplished what no one else had ever. The south pole, vol 1 by roald amundsen free ebook. Feb 04, 2019 robert falcon scott was a british explorer who dreamed of being the first person to reach the south pole. Poor explorer scott lost his life and 4 others after reaching the pole after amundsen. The south pole by roald amundsen special nook edition the.
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Maroon hardcover cloth has wear on the front and spine see photos 1 and 2. The sledge dogs who helped discover the south pole roald amundsen the quest for the south pole, ages 912 the amundsen photographs discovered in 1986, pictures from three of amundsens voyages. We have thus taken observations as near to the pole as was humanly possible with the instruments at our disposal. The diaries give readers the opportunity to travel back in time to one of the highlights of international polar exploration. The race to the south pole roald amundsen and robert scott. Nov 27, 2002 the journal of roald amundsens expedition to the south pole. Roald amundsen, norwegian explorer who was the first to reach the south pole, the first to make a ship voyage through the northwest passage, and one of the first to cross the arctic by air. As a mate on the belgica expedition of 1897, the first one to winter over on antarctica, amundsen gained invaluable experience with skis, sleds, and sled dogs. The life of roald amundsen a merloyd lawrence book. On 14 december 1911, roald amundsen 18721928 and his norwegian team became the first humans to reach the south pole, a month before their illfated british rivals under the leadership of robert falcon scott. In the brilliant dual biography, the awardwinning writer roland huntford reexamines every detail of the great race to the south pole between britains robert scott and norways roald amundsen. The south pole is a book by roald amundsen and it represents an interesting firsthand account of the norwegian expeditions successful attempt to reach the south pole in 1911. The brave little band that promised in funchal roads to stand by me in the struggle for the. Amundsen and his team set out on a large ship and get deposited on antarctica where they set up a base camp to overwinter to try to reach the south pole the following spring.