1872-1928

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1872-1928

To the South Pole

2012
A history of Roald Amundsen's successful 1911 trip to the South Pole, detailing the challenges encountered, the individuals involved, the discoveries made, and how the expedition left its mark upon the world.

Who reached the South Pole first?

2011
This book follows the stories of Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott, as they race across Antarctica toward the South Pole.

The race to the South Pole

1989
An account of the competition between explorers to reach the South Pole with emphasis on the events of the rival expeditions led by the Norwegian Roald Amundsen and the British Robert Scott between 1910 and 1913.

Amundsen and Scott's race to the South Pole

2008
Offers a detailed chronology of Captain Robert Scott and Roald Amundsen's rival expeditions to be the first team to reach the South Pole in 1909, describing the challenges each team faced on their race to the pole.

Two against the ice, Amundsen and Ellsworth

1982
A biography of the Norwegian and American two man team who made important contributions in polar exploration.

The last Viking

the life of Roald Amundsen
2012
Chronicles the life and career of Roald Amundsen, the first man to reach the South Pole.

South with the sun

Roald Amundsen, his polar explorations, and the quest for discovery
2011
Chronicles the life and legacy of Roald Amundsen, describing his accomplishments as a Norwegian explorer in the Polar Regions, and discussing such accomplishments as being the first to travel the Northwest Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, being the first man to reach both the North and South Poles, and related topics.

Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott

1990
Describes the competition between Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott to reach the South Pole, with emphasis on the personalities of the two explorers.

The great polar adventure

the journeys of Roald Amundsen
1994
Traces the Norwegian explorer's life and adventures through the Northwest Passage to the South Pole.

Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott race to the South Pole

2007
Describes the early lives of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and English explorer Robert Scott and chronicles the struggles, victories, and tragedies of their race to the South Pole in the early twentieth century.

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