Roland Huntford
Roland Huntford is the world's foremost authority on the polar expeditions and their protagonists. He is the author of the award-winning Two Planks and a Passion: the Dramatic History of Skiing and Scott and Amundsen: Last Place on Earth and he is the biographer of Shackleton and Nansen. He was the Scandinavian correspondent on The Observer for many years. Roland Huntford is the world's foremost authority on the polar expeditions and their protagonists. He is the author of the award-winning Two...See more
Roland Huntford is the world's foremost authority on the polar expeditions and their protagonists. He is the author of the award-winning Two Planks and a Passion: the Dramatic History of Skiing and Scott and Amundsen: Last Place on Earth and he is the biographer of Shackleton and Nansen. He was the Scandinavian correspondent on The Observer for many years. Roland Huntford is the world's foremost authority on the polar expeditions and their protagonists. He is the author of the award-winning Two Planks and a Passion: the Dramatic History of Skiing and Scott and Amundsen: Last Place on Earth and he is the biographer of Shackleton and Nansen. He was the Scandinavian correspondent on The Observer for many years. See less
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Roland Huntford book reviews
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Scott and Amundsen: The Last Place on Earth
Last place on Earth
by Max A, Apr 12, 2024
This was a hard book to read because I couldn't reach back through time and slap Scott for his stubborn British ego. Aumundsen was better prepared, had done research on surviving in the Arctic and ... Read More
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The Last Place on Earth
Amundsen and Scott
So many details never revealed in other popular books greatly helps the understanding of the two explorers backgrounds and personalities. Great reading. Read More