Race To The End - Scott Amundsen And The South Pole

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One hundred years ago, the ambitions of Robert Falcon Scott & Roald Amundsen collided in near-simultaneous quests to claim the South Pole, the outcome of which was grand achievement mingled with bitter tragedy & selfless heroism, yielding one of the most powerful & moving stories in the history of exploration. Richly illustrated & beautifully written, Race to The End guides the reader along each team's journey through Earth's harshest, most unforgiving terrain. Ross Mac Phee's piercing insight & keen storytelling illuminates not only the natural, biological, & scientific detail, but also the human & emotional motivation. The highly illustrated pages feature diary entries, letters from members of the exploration teams, drawings, paintings, & photographs of the landscape, living quarters, equipment, & methods of transport. Images of the last items discovered with Scott & his four mates, who perished upon their return from the South Pole mere miles from the warmth & safety of their base camp, are published here for the first time. With special fold-out maps showing panoramas of the journeys taken, Race to the End is a beautifully told, impeccably researched, & stunningly illustrated account of the arduous quest for social advancement, scientific knowledge, recognition, & pride.