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The Last Viking

by Stephen Bown
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This "fascinating biography" of the Norwegian explorer who beat Robert Scott to the South Pole is "intelligent and often thrilling" (London Sunday Times).
The most feted explorer of his generation, Roald Amundsen counted the discovery of the Northwest Passage, in 1905, as well as the North Pole amongst his greatest achievements. His revolutionary approach to technology transcends polar and nautical significance. However, until now, his story has rarely featured as more than a footnote to Scott's tragic failure.
Reviled for defeating Scott but worshipped by his men, Amundsen was pursued by women and creditors throughout his life before disappearing on a mission to rescue an Italian explorer attempting to claim the North Pole for Mussolini. The Last Viking is the life of a visionary and a showman, who brought the era of Shackleton to an end, put the newly independent Norway on the map, and was the twentieth century's brightest trailblazing explorer.
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Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA

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  • ISBN: 9781781310847
  • Release date: December 20, 2022

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  • ISBN: 9781781310847
  • File size: 7820 KB
  • Release date: December 20, 2022
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Biography & Autobiography History Nonfiction

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This "fascinating biography" of the Norwegian explorer who beat Robert Scott to the South Pole is "intelligent and often thrilling" (London Sunday Times).
The most feted explorer of his generation, Roald Amundsen counted the discovery of the Northwest Passage, in 1905, as well as the North Pole amongst his greatest achievements. His revolutionary approach to technology transcends polar and nautical significance. However, until now, his story has rarely featured as more than a footnote to Scott's tragic failure.
Reviled for defeating Scott but worshipped by his men, Amundsen was pursued by women and creditors throughout his life before disappearing on a mission to rescue an Italian explorer attempting to claim the North Pole for Mussolini. The Last Viking is the life of a visionary and a showman, who brought the era of Shackleton to an end, put the newly independent Norway on the map, and was the twentieth century's brightest trailblazing explorer.
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Biography & Autobiography History Nonfiction