In 1911 the world's attention was focused on a desolate spot at the end of the earth, as two men raced to conquer the South Pole. A hundred years after Roald Amundsen's triumph and Robert Scott's tragic demise, our fascination with the Antarctic endures.
In Search Of The South Pole combines discussions of Amundsen's and Scott's expeditions with a range of rare materials – previously unpublished photographs, artworks, ephemera, and manuscripts from public and private collections – to give us a biography not just of two amazing men but of the South Pole itself.
An international who's who of explorers, historians, scientists, and polar experts, including Sir Ranulph Fiennes, have contributed to this stunning work.