Genuinely good travel books
Discover genuinely good travel books with our curated list, featuring must-reads like *1,000 Places to See Before You Die* by Patricia Schultz and *The Last Place on Earth* by Roland Huntford—perfect for inspiring your next adventure.
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The Last Place on Earth
by Roland Huntford
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the South Pole was the most coveted prize in the fiercely nationalistic modern age of exploration. In the brilliant dual biography, the award-winning writer Roland Huntford re-examines every detail of the great race to the South Pole between Britain's Robert Scott and Norway's Roald Amundsen. Scott, who dies along with four of his men only eleven miles from his next cache of supplies, became Britain's beloved failure, while Amundsen, who not only beat Scott to the Pole but returned alive, was largely forgotten. This account of their race is a gripping, highly readable history that captures the driving ambitions of the era and the complex, often deeply flawed men who were charged with carrying them out. THE LAST PLACE ON EARTH is the first of Huntford's masterly trilogy of polar biographies. It is also the only work on the subject in the English language based on the original Norwegian sources, to which Huntford returned to revise and update this edition.
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Lonely Planet Guide To Experimental Travel (Lonely Plant Guide to Experimental Travel)
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1,000 Places to See Before You Die
by Patricia Schultz
Describes essential places to see from around the world, offering information on what to find at each spot and the best time to visit.