To The Edges Of The Earth 1909, The Race For The Three Poles, And The Climax Of The Age Of Exploration.

Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, a "suspenseful" (WSJ) and "adrenaline-fueled" (Outside) entwined narrative of the race to the top, bottom, and heights of the world: in 1909 three daring expeditions, led by Ernest Shackleton, Robert Peary, and the dashing Duke of the Abruzzi, set out for the North and South Poles and the summit of K2, pushing the limits of human exploration to the extrem...