The Last Place on Earth

Pan Books, London, 1981. Revised Edition. Trade Paperback. Good Condition. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 565 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages slightly tanned throughout. Edges browned slightly. This book is available and ready to be shipped from our local warehouse. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight.. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the South Pole was the most coveted prize in the fiercely nationalistic modern age of exploration. In the brilliant dual biography, the award-winning writer Roland Huntford re-examines every detail of the great race to the South Pole between Britain's Robert Scott and Norway's Roald Amundsen. Scott, who dies along with four of his men only eleven miles from his next cache of supplies, became Britain's beloved failure, while Amundsen, who not only beat Scott to the Pole but returned alive, was largely forgotten. This account of their race is a gripping, highly readable history that captures the driving ambitions of the era and the complex, often deeply flawed men who were charged with carrying them out. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Exploration; Britain/UK; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0330288164. ISBN/EAN: 9780330288163. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 6385. . 9780330288163