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 | #1603983 in Books |  2012-12-04 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  .80 x5.58 x8.23l,.91 | File type: PDF | 344 pages

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||9 of 10 people found the following review helpful.| Not Quite What I Expected|By A reader from California|I have always been fascinated by Antarctica, and was lucky enough to be able to visit there for three weeks some years ago, so I was looking forward to reading this book.

When I first read the reviews and blurbs, I thought the book was going to be an exploration of the leadership skills and styles of men like Sco| |"A far more interesting and richer account than we have had thus far. . . . Larson has written a fascinating book, one sure to force a rethinking of the Scott-Amundsen race as well as reconsiderations that will include science as a driving force in Antarctic a

Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, An Empire of Ice presents a fascinating new take on Antarctic exploration. Retold with added information, it's the first book to place the famed voyages of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, his British rivals Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton, and others in a larger scientific, social, and geopolitical context.

Efficient, well prepared, and focused solely on the g...

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