02810nam a22003971i 4500 176324 176324 OSt 20200205114058.0 200205t20182018enkabo|gr|||| 001 0 eng d 9781844864867 RM 101.90 paperback PPAK eng PPAK rda 23 919.8904 919.8904 SOU G SOUTH : THE RACE TO THE POLE / EDITED BY PIETER VAN DER MERWE WITH JEREMY MICHELL London : Conway, 2018. ©2018 208 pages : illustrations (some colour), photograps, maps (some colour) ; 25 cm. text rdacontent still image rdacontent cartographic image rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier "National Maritime Museum Greenwich." Previous edition: London : National Maritime Museum, 2000. Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-201) and index. The late 1890s saw the start of a 'heroic age' in polar exploration. This book tells the story of three men who were to embody the spirit of the time – driven by courage, determination and ambition, to be the first to discover the South Pole – Robert Falcon Scott, Roald Amundsen and Ernest Shackleton. South: The Race to the Pole describes the extraordinary challenges faced and hardships endured in their attempts: Scott's first British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04 ; The exploits of Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09 ; The success of Amundsen's team in reaching the Pole in 1911 and the tragic events surrounding Scott's British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13 ; Shackleton's dramatic journey to seek rescue after the destruction of his ship Endurance on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-17. Illustrated throughout, the book contains a map depicting the routes of the various expeditions, crew lists, a selected bibliography and suggested reading, and recommended websites. This new revised edition will be thoroughly revised throughout and contain a new introduction to reflect new research and discoveries regarding these expeditions as well as more recent attempts in travelling to the Pole, in addition to containing new images from the Royal Museums Greenwich Collection. Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912. Amundsen, Roald, 1872-1928. Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922. South Pole Discovery and exploration British. Antarctica Discovery and exploration British. South Pole History. Van der Merwe, Pieter, editor. Michell, Jeremy. editor. National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) ddc B 0 0 PPAK G 2020-03-15 919.8904 SOU A01635404 2020-03-15 00:00:00 B