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Alla fine del mondo: Le grandi avventure polari

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Quando la temperatura precipita a 50 gradi sotto zero, il vento soffia a 300 chilometri orari, il sole splende a mezzanotte e l’oscurità dura per mesi interi, l’uomo ha bisogno di tutta la sua forza e anche dell’ultimo briciolo di volontà per sopravvivere. E non sempre è sufficiente. Dai tempi dei pionieri, armati solo di un’incrollabile determinazione, alle missioni moderne, che si avvalgono degli ultimi ritrovati della tecnica, Roald Amundsen, William Parry, Alistair Scott, Umberto Nobile e tanti altri leggendari esploratori raccontano le loro incredibili avventure alla scoperta di continenti ancora puri e selvaggi: spedizioni temerarie fino ai confini della Terra, lì dove la Natura detta la sua legge e l’uomo non può far altro che accettarne la sfida. In un’antologia emozionante e avvincente, quaranta storie di eroismo, privazioni, successi e fallimenti, spesso pagati con la vita ma affrontati sempre con straordinario coraggio e rispetto verso le forze grandiose e indomabili della natura.

Roald Amundsen • Umberto Nobile • Ernest Shackleton • William Edward Parry • Richard E. Byrd • Lynne Cox • Ranulph Fiennes • David Helvarg • Robert F. Scott • Edward “Bear” Grylls e tanti altri
raccontano le loro storie di eroismo e avventura ai limiti estremi della terra

664 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2007

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Jon E. Lewis

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Jon E. Lewis is a historian and writer, whose books on history and military history are sold worldwide. He is also editor of many The Mammoth Book of anthologies, including the bestselling On the Edge and Endurance and Adventure.

He holds graduate and postgraduate degrees in history. His work has appeared in New Statesman, the Independent, Time Out and the Guardian. He lives in Herefordshire with his partner and children.

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An interesting collection of excerpts from Arctic and Antarctic exploration and adventure writing. If you cannot read the full accounts of these journeys, this collection is a good entry point. Some of the selections seem a bit odd, for example, it is a bit of a stretch to call Franklins overland expedition a polar journey, but I guess there can be no other contribution from the famed explorer. Also, though the accounts are all interesting to a degree, I found myself less interested or captivated by the more recent ones. But, all considered, a nice little intro to polar writing that can be digested a bit at a time.
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