{"product_id":"the-last-place-on-earth-scott-and-amundsens-race-to-the-south-pole-revised-and-updated-paperback","title":"The Last Place on Earth: Scott and Amundsen's Race to the South Pole, Revised and Updated - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoland Huntford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Theroux\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the beginning of the twentieth century, the South Pole was the most coveted prize in the fiercely nationalistic modern age of exploration. In the brilliant dual biography, the award-winning writer Roland Huntford re-examines every detail of the great race to the South Pole between Britain's Robert Scott and Norway's Roald Amundsen. Scott, who dies along with four of his men only eleven miles from his next cache of supplies, became Britain's beloved failure, while Amundsen, who not only beat Scott to the Pole but returned alive, was largely forgotten. This account of their race is a gripping, highly readable history that captures the driving ambitions of the era and the complex, often deeply flawed men who were charged with carrying them out. THE LAST PLACE ON EARTH is the first of Huntford's masterly trilogy of polar biographies. It is also the only work on the subject in the English language based on the original Norwegian sources, to which Huntford returned to revise and update this edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoland Huntford\u003c\/b\u003e is the former Scandinavian correspondent for the London \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the bestselling author of two critically acclaimed biographies of Ernest Shackleton and Fridtjof Nansen as well as the novel \u003ci\u003eSea of Darkness.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Cambridge, England. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Theroux\u003c\/b\u003e's highly acclaimed novels include \u003ci\u003eBlinding Light, Hotel Honolulu, My Other Life, Kowloon Tong, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Mosquito Coast\u003c\/i\u003e. His renowned travel books include \u003ci\u003eGhost Train to the Eastern Star, Dark Star Safari, Riding the Iron Rooster, The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Happy Isles of Oceania\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.32 x 8.1 x 5.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Last Place on Earth (Revised \u0026amp; Updated)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 41\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755638456608,"sku":"9780375754746","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/568c79df4efff1bcb1afcbcecaf5fe48.webp?v=1780064375","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-last-place-on-earth-scott-and-amundsens-race-to-the-south-pole-revised-and-updated-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}