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The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen

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Availability:In StockContributor:Stephen R. BownSeries:Merloyd Lawrence BookPublish date:2013-10-22Pages:400
Language:EnglishPublisher:Da Capo PressISBN-13:9780306822667ISBN-10:306822660UPC:9780306822667Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Adventurers & Explorers, Polar Regions, Expeditions & DiscoveriesSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SC6K3AYB0R
The Last Viking unravels the life of the man who stands head and shoulders above all those who raced to map the last corners of the world. In 1900, the four great geographical mysteries--the Northwest Passage, the Northeast Passage, the South Pole, and the North Pole--remained blank spots on the globe. Within twenty years Roald Amundsen would claim all four prizes. Renowned for his determination and technical skills, both feared and beloved by his men, Amundsen is a legend of the heroic age of exploration, which shortly thereafter would be tamed by technology, commerce, and publicity. F (c)d in his lifetime as an international celebrity, pursued by women and creditors, he died in the Arctic on a rescue mission for an inept rival explorer.

Stephen R. Bown has unearthed archival material to give Amundsen's life the grim immediacy of Apsley Cherry-Garrard's The Worst Journey in the World, the exciting detail of The Endurance, and the suspense of a Jon Krakauer tale. The Last Viking is both a thrilling literary biography and a cracking good story.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Da Capo PressISBN-13:9780306822667ISBN-10:306822660UPC:9780306822667Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Adventurers & Explorers, Polar Regions, Expeditions & DiscoveriesSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SC6K3AYB0R
Stephen R. Bown is author of The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen and White Eskimo: Knud Rasmussen's Fearless Journey into the Heart of the Arctic, which won the Williams Mills Award for the best book on the Arctic in 2016. His award-winning books, including Scurvy and Madness, Betrayal, and the Lash, have led to a reputation as "Canada's Simon Winchester."
Publisher: Da Capo Press

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