Rosove, Michael H. Let heroes speak; Antarctic explorers, 1772-1922.(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)

From: Kliatt | Date: May 1, 2002| Author: Puffer, Raymond L. | Copyright information

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Antarctic exploration, particularly in the age before powered vehicles and modern fabrics, was never a task for the fainthearted. Immense challenges called for outsized personalities, and the people capable of the task were distinct individuals, indeed. Robert Falcon Scott, for example, was incomparably brave, but something less than a good planner; he died in a frozen tent in 1912, embittered by...

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