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Scott and Amundsen
- Their Race to the South Pole
- By: Roland Huntford
- Narrated by: Tim Piggott-Smith
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 176
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 144
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 145
This is a brilliant dual biography charting British Robert Scott's and Norwegian Roald Amundsen's race to the South Pole during 1911-12. Huntuford's is the accepted, definitive account of the race and a reassessment of the two men. Thoroughly researched, revealing the adventures and misfortunes that befell them both, he describes the driving ambitions of the era, and the complex, often deeply flawed individuals who were charged with carrying them out.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good but could have been great
- By Pierre on 05-19-08
- Scott and Amundsen
- Their Race to the South Pole
- By: Roland Huntford
- Narrated by: Tim Piggott-Smith
A wonderful story
Reviewed: 01-23-16
Little fast paced at some points but the history that's displayed here would have taken countless years to tell, great read nonetheless
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