Arthur G. Chater Reihenfolge der Bücher

This fascinating book tells the story of Arctic exploration in the early centuries of European history. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, including diaries, journals, and official records, the authors offer a detailed and vivid account of the challenges faced by early explorers in their quest to reach the polar regions. With compelling writing and engaging characters, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of exploration and the natural world.

Die Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS widmet sich der Wiederveröffentlichung zeitloser literarischer Klassiker aus über zwei Jahrtausenden, die oft vergriffen oder nur antiquarisch erhältlich sind. Der Verlag tredition aus Hamburg verfolgt das Ziel, diese bedeutenden Werke in gedruckter Form zugänglich zu machen und somit die Literatur zu bewahren und die Kultur zu fördern. Durch diese Initiative wird sichergestellt, dass zahlreiche Meisterwerke der Weltliteratur nicht in Vergessenheit geraten.

At last we got away, on October 19. The weather for the past few days had not been altogether reliable; now windy, now calm - now snowing, now clear: regular spring weather, in other words... With this matter of fact sentence begins one of the most famous journeys in all exploration - Amundsen's conquest of the South Pole. The details of the tragic race with Scott are well known, but often forgotten is the sheer professionalism and courage which drove the Norwegian expedition on. Unlike the driven and tortured egos which bedeviled the British expeditions, the Norwegians worked purposefully as a team using the latest technology, and Amundsen acknowledges this openly when the Pole was finally achieved. I had determined that the act of planting it [the flag] - the historic event - should be equally divided among us all. It was not for one man to do this; it was for all who had staked their lives in the struggle, and held together through thick and thin. This was the only way in which I could show my gratitude to my comrades in this desolate spot... Five weather-beaten, frostbitten fists they were that grasped the pole, raised the waving flag in the air, and planted it as the first at