The South Pole : an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 / by Roald Amundsen ; translated from the Norwegian by A.G. Chater.

By:

Amundsen, Roald, 1872-1928

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Norwegian Publication details: London : C. Hurst & Co., 2001.Description: 2 volumes in 1 (xxxix, 449 pages, [2] folded leaves of plates) : illustrations, maps ; 22 cmISBN:

1850654697
9781850654698

Uniform titles:

Sydpolen. English

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

919.9 21

LOC classification:

G850 1910 .A5213 2001c

Summary: This is a first hand account of the first successful expedition to the South Pole, written by the leader Roald Amundsen. It constructs the character of the expedition and provides insight into Amundsen's philosophy of exploration and his own professionalism, in the age of the amateur explorer. On October 18, 1911, Amundsen's party set out to reach the South Pole. They were three weeks ahead of the Scott expedition and, unlike the Scott party, they were using dogs and skis to achieve their goal. On December 14, 1911, Amundsen's party raised the flag of Norway at the South Pole, beating the Scott expedition by one month. This account captures the drive and ambition, and the skill and expertise of Amundsen and his men.- Google Books

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction	Waimate Event Centre - Long term storage	Non Fiction	998.9 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not for loan		A00604850

Originally published in 2 v.: London : J. Murray, 1912.

Includes index.

This is a first hand account of the first successful expedition to the South Pole, written by the leader Roald Amundsen. It constructs the character of the expedition and provides insight into Amundsen's philosophy of exploration and his own professionalism, in the age of the amateur explorer. On October 18, 1911, Amundsen's party set out to reach the South Pole. They were three weeks ahead of the Scott expedition and, unlike the Scott party, they were using dogs and skis to achieve their goal. On December 14, 1911, Amundsen's party raised the flag of Norway at the South Pole, beating the Scott expedition by one month. This account captures the drive and ambition, and the skill and expertise of Amundsen and his men.- Google Books

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