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Race to the bottom of the Earth : surviving Antarctica /

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 Amu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barone, Rebecca (Rebecca E.) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Company, [2021].
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Scott, Robert Falcon, > 1868-1912 > Travel > Antarctica > Juvenile literature.
Amundsen, Roald, > 1872-1928 > Travel > Antarctica > Juvenile literature.
Rudd, Lou > Travel > Antarctica > Juvenile literature.
O'Brady, Colin > Travel > Juvenile literature.
Explorers > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Antarctica > Discovery and exploration > Juvenile literature.
South Pole > Discovery and exploration > Juvenile literature.
Explorers.
Antarctica > Discovery and exploration.
South Pole > Discovery and exploration.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > History > Exploration & Discovery.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Adventure & Adventurers.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Biography & Autobiography > Science & Technology.
Table of Contents:
  • The race, Amundsen/Scott : 1903-1910
  • The race, O'Brady/Rudd : 2007-2018
  • The beginning, Amundsen/Scott : 1890-1909
  • The beginning, O'Brady/Rudd : Spring-Fall, 2018
  • The set-up, Amundsen/Scott : December 1, 1910-April, 1911
  • The set-up, O'Brady/Rudd : October, 2018
  • The journey, Amundsen/Scott : May, 1911-December, 1911
  • The journey, O'Brady/Rudd : November 3, 2018-November 18, 2018
  • The pole, Amundsen/Scott : November, 1911-February, 1912
  • The pole, O'Brady/Rudd : November 19-December 14, 2018
  • The return, Amundsen/Scott : January, 1912-March, 1912
  • The return, O'Brady/Rudd : December 13, 2018-December 28, 2018
  • Epilogue : the reaction, Amundsen/Scott : January, 1912-1928
  • Epilogue : the reaction, O'Brady/Rudd : December 28, 2018-November, 2019.