Race to the bottom of the Earth : surviving Antarctica / Rebecca E. F. Barone.
TITLE:
Race to the bottom of the Earth : surviving Antarctica / Rebecca E. F. Barone.
Publication Date:
2021
Publication Information:
New York : Henry Holt and Company,
Physical Description:
262 p. : ill., maps.
Geographic Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-238) and index.
Summary:
In 1910, Captain Robert Scott prepared his crew for a trip that no one had ever completed: a journey to the South Pole. He vowed to get there any way he could, even if it meant looking death in the eye. Then, not long before he set out, the telegram arrived: "Proceeding to Antarctic--Roald Amundsen." What was to be an expedition had become a race. One hundred and eight years later, Captain Louis Rudd readied himself for a similarly grueling task: the first solo crossing of treacherous Antarctica. Then came the Instagram message: "On Nov. 1, I depart for the ice--Colin O'Brady." What was to be a journey had become a race.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781250257802
