To the edges of the Earth: 1909, the race for the three poles, and the climax of the age of exploration
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Edward Larson brings to life the climax of the age of exploration: in the year 1909 expeditions to the Arctic, Antarctica, and Himalaya pushed human accomplishment to the extremes and set records for altitude and the farthest north and south.
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Himalaya Mountains -- Discovery and exploration -- History -- 20th century.
K2 (Pakistan : Mountain) -- Description and travel.
Mountaineering expeditions -- Pakistan -- K2 (Mountain).
Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), -- 1856-1920.
Polar regions -- Discovery and exploration -- History -- 20th century.
Polar regions -- Discovery and exploration.
Savoia, Luigi Amedeo di, -- duca degli Abruzzi, -- 1873-1933.
Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, -- 1874-1922.
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Larson, E. J. (2018). To the edges of the Earth: 1909, the race for the three poles, and the climax of the age of exploration. New York, William Morrow.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Larson, Edward J. 2018. To the Edges of the Earth: 1909, the Race for the Three Poles, and the Climax of the Age of Exploration. New York, William Morrow.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Larson, Edward J, To the Edges of the Earth: 1909, the Race for the Three Poles, and the Climax of the Age of Exploration. New York, William Morrow, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Larson, Edward J. To the Edges of the Earth: 1909, the Race for the Three Poles, and the Climax of the Age of Exploration. New York, William Morrow, 2018.
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