To the edges of the earth 1909, the race for the three poles, and the climax of the age of exploration

Larson, Edward J. (Edward John), author.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward Larson tells the story of three simultaneous expeditions in 1909--by Robert Peary, Douglas Mawson, and Luigi Amedeo--that reached the ends of the earth, setting records for the farthest north, south, and altitude.

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