The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the Fram, 1910-1912

by Roald Amundsen, A. G. Chater (Translator)

Overview

The 1912 English translation of the two-volume illustrated account of how Roald Amundsen's Norwegian team reached the South Pole first.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108071789
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	07/31/2014
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	534
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.18(d)

About the Author

Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian polar explorer (1872-1928), was the first man to reach the South Pole. He was also the first to navigate the Northwest Passage, and later may have been the first to fly over the North Pole. While flying on a rescue mission in 1928, Amundsen was killed when his plane crashed into the Arctic Ocean.

Table of Contents

The first account; Introduction; 1. The history of the South Pole; 2. Plan and preparations; 3. On the way to the south; 4. From Madeira to the barrier; 5. On the barrier; 6. Depot journeys; 7. Preparing for winter; 8. A day at Framheim; 9. The end of the winter.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Amundsen was the supreme exponent of Polar technique. He towered above his rivals; he brought an intellectual approach to exploration and stood, as he still stands, the antipole to the heroic delusion.. . . The journey to the South Pole remains his masterpiece, the culmination of the classical age of Polar exploration and, perhaps, the greatest snow journey ever made."

-Roland Huntford,The Last Place on Earth: Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole

Editorial Reviews

"Roald Amundsen planted the Norwegian flag on the South Pole on December 14, 1911: a full month before Robert Falcon Scott arrived on the same spot. Amundsen's 'The South Pole' is less well-known than his rival's, in part because he is less of a literary stylist, but also, perhaps, because he survived the journey. His book is a riveting first-hand account of a truly professional expedition; Amundsen's heroism is understated, but it is heroism nonetheless."

Times of London

Captain Amundsen's account of his Norwegian expedition's successful race aboard the to be the first to reach the South Pole was never as popular as his British competitor's diary. Includes photos, a foldout map, and appendices on the ship and scientific observations. First published in two volumes in 1912 by John Murray, London. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

"Amundsen was the supreme exponent of Polar technique. He towered above his rivals; he brought an intellectual approach to exploration and stood, as he still stands, the antipole to the heroic delusion.. . . The journey to the South Pole remains his masterpiece, the culmination of the classical age of Polar exploration and, perhaps, the greatest snow journey ever made."

Roland Huntford

"Amundsen was the supreme exponent of Polar technique. He towered above his rivals; he brought an intellectual approach to exploration and stood, as he still stands, the antipole to the heroic delusion.. . . The journey to the South Pole remains his masterpiece, the culmination of the classical age of Polar exploration and, perhaps, the greatest snow journey ever made."

-Roland Huntford,The Last Place on Earth: Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole

From the Publisher