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Scott and Amundsen: Duel in the Ice

by Langner, Rainier K.

ISBN13: 9781905791088
ISBN10: 1905791089
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2007-05-01
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

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Summary

On 17 January 1912 Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his four companions of the British Antarctic expedition finally reached the South Pole, only to find that the Norwegian Roald Amundsen had beaten them to it by 34 days.

Arrival of the Gladiators	p. 1
Paths to the Cold	p. 23
Apprenticeship amidst Snow and Ice	p. 45
The Gauntlet or, An Ace up One's Sleeve	p. 75
Playing with Hidden Cards	p. 95
Meeting on the Edge of the Ice Shelf	p. 119
Initial Preparations on the Ross Ice Shelf	p. 143
The Route, or the Fine Art of Pragmatism	p. 169
Triumph, Defeat and Death	p. 201
Bibliography	p. 224
Index	p. 226
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