The Resource The last place on Earth, Roland Huntford
The last place on Earth, Roland Huntford
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- Summary
- Recounts the efforts of Scott, a British explorer, and Amundsen, a Norwegian, to be the first to reach the South Pole
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxxii, 588 pages
- Note
- Previously published as: Scott and Amundsen. 1985
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780375754746
- Label
- The last place on Earth
- Title
- The last place on Earth
- Statement of responsibility
- Roland Huntford
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Recounts the efforts of Scott, a British explorer, and Amundsen, a Norwegian, to be the first to reach the South Pole
- Biography type
- collective biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 251068
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1927-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Huntford, Roland
- Dewey number
- 919.8/904
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- G875.S35
- LC item number
- H86 1999
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Modern Library exploration
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Scott, Robert Falcon
- Amundsen, Roald
- Explorers
- Explorers
- South Pole
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The last place on Earth, Roland Huntford
- Note
- Previously published as: Scott and Amundsen. 1985
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-569)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Extent
- xxxii, 588 pages
- Isbn
- 9780375754746
- Lccn
- 99041398
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- 42002720
- (OCoLC)42002720
- Label
- The last place on Earth, Roland Huntford
- Note
- Previously published as: Scott and Amundsen. 1985
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-569)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Extent
- xxxii, 588 pages
- Isbn
- 9780375754746
- Lccn
- 99041398
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- 42002720
- (OCoLC)42002720
Subject
- trueAntarctica -- Exploration
- Biographies
- trueExplorers
- Explorers -- Great Britain
- Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- trueExplorers -- Norway
- Explorers -- Norway -- Biography
- Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912
- trueSouth Pole
- trueSouth Pole expeditions
- Amundsen, Roald, 1872-1928
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