Bibliograph

The last place on Earth, Roland Huntford

Type

Label

The last place on Earth, Roland Huntford

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-569)

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The last place on Earth

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

42002720

Responsibility statement

Roland Huntford

Series statement

Modern Library exploration

Summary

Recounts the efforts of Scott, a British explorer, and Amundsen, a Norwegian, to be the first to reach the South Pole

Table Of Contents

Rivals for the Pole -- The foreunners -- "The last of the Vikings" -- The Nansen spirit -- A sailor on skis -- Into the Antarctic night -- Amundsen's first command -- Arctic appreticeship -- Robert Falcon Scott, R.N. -- Divided aims -- An Antarctic winter -- Scott's furthest south -- Return of the Discovery -- "You shall have Fram" -- Facing due south -- Territorial waters -- An Edwardian marriage -- Volte-Face -- Ont the Terra Nova -- The secret disclosed -- Scott sails on -- The base at Framheim -- Sledging with 'the owner" -- The Pole-seeker prepares -- Wintering at Cape Evans -- False start -- Scott's caravan -- The devil's ballroom -- Man-hauling begins -- The race won -- The race lost -- Back to the Fram -- The ultimate defeat -- Birth of a legend -- The last adventure -- Note on diet

Target audience

adult

Classification