South Pole

Name: South Pole
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ISBN: 9780792267973

ISBN-10: 0792267974

ISBN-13: 9780792267973

Edition: 2004

Authors: Anthony Brandt

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Terra Australius Incognito. Long before its discovery the ancient Greeks surmised that a continent must exist at the bottom of the world, writes Anthony Brandt in his introduction to this marvelous history of Antarctic exploration. The quest to find and explore Antarctica has consumed men and women ever since. The South Pole weaves together some of the great Antarctic adventure stories, as told by the explorers themselves: Ernest Shackleton's modest bravery rescuing his stranded crew: Roald Amundsen's account of being first at the Pole; Robert Falcon Scott's touching, tragic death. The book also includes little-known accounts that vividly describe the hardships, beauty, and extreme…

Book details

List price: $15.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication date: 10/5/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 6.03" wide x 8.99" long x 1.24" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

Anthony Brandt is the author of two previous books, and the editor of the Adventure Classics series published by National Geographic Society Press. He is also the books editor at National Geographic Adventure magazine and was previously the book critic for Men's Journal. His work has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, GQ, Esquire among many other magazines. He lives in Sag Harbor, New York.



Introduction




The Myth of Antarctica


From The Three Voyages of Edmund Halley in the Paramore



From The Journals of the Second Voyage 1772-1775




Antarctica Unveiled


From A Voyage Towards the South Pole Performed in the Years 1822-24



Recent Discoveries in the Antarctic Ocean from the Log Book of the Brig Tula, 1833



Discoveries in the Antarctic Ocean in February, 1839, including remarks by Charles Darwin



From The United States Exploring Expedition



From A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions, 1839-43




The Time of the Heroes


From The Voyage of the Discovery



From The Journal of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition



From The Heart of the Antarctic



From The Worst Journey in the World



From The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the Fram



From The Diaries of the Terra Nova Expedition



From The Home of the Blizzard



From South




The Scientific Age


"April 1: God of 2.5" From Alone



"My Flight Across Antarctica" From National Geographic Magazine, June 1936



"South Ice to the South Pole" From The Crossing of Antarctica