The Last Place on Earth by Roland Huntford

The Last Place on Earth

Roland Huntford

599 pages first pub 1979 (view editions)

nonfiction biography history adventurous slow-paced
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The Last Place on Earth is for readers who savor a reflective, measured unraveling of historical rivalry, where the austere grandeur of exploration becomes a stage for probing the moral and psychological depths of those who pursue glory at the edge of the world.

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At the beginning of the 20th century, the South Pole was the most coveted prize in the fiercely nationalistic age of exploration. In this work, Roland Huntford re-examines every detail of the gret race to the South Pole between Britain's Robert Sc...

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4.37
based on 181 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 91%

informative: 83%

inspiring: 41%

reflective: 25%

tense: 25%

emotional: 16%

sad: 16%

hopeful: 8%


Pace

27% of readers chose medium
72% of readers chose slow
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