Race to The End: Amundsen, Scott, and the Attainment of the South Pole
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In tie with the world-legendary American Museum of Natural History: the gripping right tale of the race to the South Pole
A perfectly told, impeccably researched, and stunningly illustrated account of the arduous quest for social advancement, scientific knowledge, recognition, and pride.
A century ago, England’s Robert Falcon Scott and Norway’s Roald Amundsen two explorers with vastly different visionsset out separately for the South Pole. The race between these ideal antagonists” resulted in grand heroism, bitter tragedy, and the birth and upholding of myths that have lingered for generations.
Race to the End takes readers along on each team’s trek to Antarctica, and farther to the South Polea journey through Planet’s harshest, most unforgiving terrain. MacPhee’s piercing insight and keen storytelling illuminates not only the natural, biological, and scientific detail, but also the human and emotional motivation. He helps answer the philosophical question questioned of every person who undertakes a treacherous and epic exploration: why did he do it?
These highly illustrated pages feature diary entries; letters from members of the exploration; drawings, paintings, and photographs of the landscape, living quarters, equipment, and methods of transport; as well as never-before-published images of the last items learned with Scott and his four mates who corroded upon their return from the pole mere miles from the warmth and safety of their base camp.
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I really loved this illustrated history of the race. This is a compelling read and the copious photos makes this a coffee table book as well. If you’re going to own a single book on the topic, this is it.
Catch the exhibit at AMNH in NYC if you can. The exhibit travels at the beginning of next year.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
Just got the book on publication date (4th May, 2010). I coudn’t wait to get my eyes on it, being a student of Antarctic’s Heroic era.
I was not dissapointed. Fantastic, powerful work. There are many priceless pictures, never before printed or published for the all-purpose public. One set of photographs shows the Scott polar party at the south pole. No words can clarify the horror of persons photographs. Scott appears more defeated and beat than on the classic South Pole shot where Birdie Bower pulled the string.
Two pictures are particularly disturbing. One shows Uncle Bill Wilson in a very odd manner, surely he is not doing what he appears to be doing. Another shows Titus Oates in the process of dissapearing…Another pictures the same Oates, sitting on the cold snow, utterly defeated, beat, lost, suffering beyond imagining and hopeless.
One additional picture shows Amundsen, Shackelton and Robert Peary in New-York, posing for posterity around a globe.
Two IMMORTALS GIANTS and a brutal, immoral and remorseless faker.
For the pictures alone, this book is pure gold.
That book is an absolute must for everybody interested in Antarctica exploration.
A treasure.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5