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Summary: Early polar exploration, with a British point of view
Review: Safe Return Doubtful is a very interesting and well-written book, but suffers from the common disease of polar writing: glorification of suffering. The British being the true pioneers in the field of needless suffering, the book naturally emphasizes the British view of the polar expeditions. As a consequence, Amundsen is villified and Scott glorified, for example. Strangely, the book doesn't discuss the greatest, most heroic, polar expedition-Shackleton's attempt to cross Antarctica. All in all, this is a worthwhile read if you are a polar exploration buff.
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Summary: A Good Overview of Polar Exploration
Review: To write a book which covers the expansive history of polar exploration is a large undertaking. This book does this that. With a sometimes dim view of successes, the author methodically covers the major polar explorations of both the North and the South Poles. Although Graham can sometimes miss the glory of what some people did, Shackelton's Endurance expedition and Amundsen's Northwest Passage voyage, he does give a great overview of some of the lesser known facts of Polar exploration. If you are looking for a good place to start in learning about Polar explorers this is a good place to start
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Summary: A Good Overview of Polar Exploration
Review: To write a book which covers the expansive history of polar exploration is a large undertaking. This book does this that. With a sometimes dim view of successes, the author methodically covers the major polar explorations of both the North and the South Poles. Although Graham can sometimes miss the glory of what some people did, Shackelton's Endurance expedition and Amundsen's Northwest Passage voyage, he does give a great overview of some of the lesser known facts of Polar exploration. If you are looking for a good place to start in learning about Polar explorers this is a good place to start
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