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Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott

by Paul P. Sipiera · 1990

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Describes the competition between Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott to reach the South Pole, with emphasis on the personalities of the two explorers.

Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thistraveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Setting
AntarcticaAntarcticaMore like thisLess of thisSouth PoleSouth PoleMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 128 pages

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