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Documents Washington's decision to come out of retirement to lead the Constitutional Convention and become America's first president, discussing his vital role in addressing key financial and policy decisions.

Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, An Empire of Ice presents a new take on Antarctic exploration. Retold with added information, it's the first book to place the famed voyages of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, his Britis...

"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian comes a masterful, first-of-its-kind leadership study of the partnership between Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, illuminating how their teamwork won the Revolutionary War and secured America's future at the Constitutional Conven...

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.

Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, An Empire of Ice presents a fascinating new take on Antarctic exploration. Retold with added information, it's the first book to place the famed voyages of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen...