The Last Place on Earth

"The Last Place on Earth" by Roland Huntford is a captivating dual biography that explores the intense race to reach the South Pole between British explorer Robert Scott and Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. Huntford delves into the deep flaws and ambitions of these men in a gripping and highly readable history. Scott, who tragically died just miles from his next supply cache, became Britain's beloved failure while Amundsen, who not only beat Scott to the Pole but returned alive, was largely forgotten. This book is the first in Huntford's polar biographies trilogy and is based on original Norwegian sources.