Race to the end : : Amundsen, Scott, and the Attainment of the South Pole
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Includes 7 foldout panoramic panels of maps and illustrations from The sphere's edition of Feb. 22, 1913, at the end of the book.
Issued in slipcase.
Written to accompany an exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History. Cf. pref.
The end observed -- November-December 1910 : Scott sails south -- June-September 1910 : Amundsen's "small excursion south" -- October-December 1910 : challenge served -- October 1910-January 1911 : last of the Vikings -- January 1911 : making ready -- January-April 1911 : the road to one ton -- February-March 1911 : 42,000 biscuits -- Winter 1911 : taking stock -- Spring 1911 : the race begins -- November-December 1911 : barrier to plateau -- December 1911-January 1912 : cigars and black flags -- February-March 1912 : "it is finished" -- November 1912 : "it is the tent" -- 1913-1928 : Amundsen agonistes -- After the end.
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PUBLISHED
New York : American Museum of Natural History, in association with Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, c2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: x, 245 p., [7] fold. leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781402770296
1402770294
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Scott Polar Research Institute.
American Museum of Natural History.
SUBJECTS
Amundsen, Roald, -- 1872-1928 -- Exhibitions.
Scott, Robert Falcon, -- 1868-1912 -- Exhibitions.
American Museum of Natural History -- Exhibitions.
South Pole -- Discovery and exploration -- Exhibitions.
Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Exhibitions.