Description: About this Item The item is a book Paperback The Author Name is Edward J. Larson The Title is To the Edges of the Earth : 1909, the Race for the Three Poles, and the Climax of the Age of Exploration Condition New Other Comments Pages Count - 352. Category - History Product Description - *** National Outdoor Book Award WINNER! ***From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, a "suspenseful" WSJ and "adrenaline-fueled" Outside entwined narrative of the most adventurous year of all time: in 1909 three daring expeditions-led by Ernest Shackleton, Robert Peary, and the dashing Duke of the Abruzzi-simultaneously raced to the top, bottom, and heights of the world. As 1909 dawned, the greatest jewels of exploration-set at the world's frozen extremes-lay unclaimed: the North and South Poles and the so-called "Third Pole," the pole of altitude, located in unexplored heights of the Himalaya. Before the calendar turned, three expeditions had faced death, mutiny, and the harshest conditions on the planet to plant flags at the furthest edges of the Earth. In the course of one extraordinary year, Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson were hailed worldwide at the discovers of the North Pole Britain's Ernest Shackleton had set a new geographic "Furthest South" record, while his expedition mate, Australian Douglas Mawson, had reached the Magnetic South Pole and at the roof of the world, Italy's Duke of the Abruzzi had attained an altitude record that would stand for a generation, the result of the first major mountaineering expedition to the Himalaya's eastern Karakoram, where the daring aristocrat attempted K2 and established the standard route up the most notorious mountain on the planet. Based on extensive archival and on-the-ground research, Edward J. Larson weaves these narratives into one thrilling adventure story. Larson, author of the acclaimed polar history Empire of Ice, draws on his own voyages to the Himalaya, the arctic, and the ice sheets of the Antarctic, where he himself reached the South Pole and lived in Shackleton's Cape Royds hut as a fellow in the National Science Foundations' Antarctic Artists and Writers Program. These three legendary expeditions, overlapping in time, danger, and stakes, were glorified upon their return, their leaders celebrated as the preeminent heroes of their day. Stripping away the myth, Larson, a master historian, illuminates one of the great, overlooked tales of exploration, revealing the extraordinary human achievement at the heart of these journeys. We Use Stock Images Because we have over 2 million items for sale we have to use stock images, this listing does not include the actual image of the item for sale. The purchase of this specific item is made with the understanding that the image shown in this listing is a stock image and not the actual item for sale. For example: some of our stock images include stickers, labels, price tags, hyper stickers, obi's, promotional messages, signatures and or writing which may not be available in the actual item. When possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong. Books are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions. The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling. Gift IdeasThis is a great Christmas gift idea. Hours of ServiceWe have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday. Location ID 9000z iHaveit SKU ID 167237457
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Book Title: To the Edges of the Earth : 1909, the Race for the Three Poles, and the Climax of the Age of Exploration
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2019
Topic: Polar Regions, Modern / 20th Century, Adventurers & Explorers, Asia / India & South Asia, Expeditions & Discoveries, Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains
Genre: Nature, Travel, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 9.2 Oz
Item Length: 8.1 in
Author: Edward J. Larson
Item Width: 5.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
