A biography stressing the Antarctic expeditions of the explorer who lost his life while returning as loser from the race to the South Pole.

Herbert Ponting (1870-1935) was young bank clerk when he bought an early Kodak compact camera. By the early 1900s, he was living in California, working as a pro

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Account of the thrilling race to the south pole. With an introduction by Fridtjof Nansen.