Exploring the Ends of the Earth

Submitted by Anita on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 5:45pm

 South With the Sun Book Cover       The weather outside is frightful -- but not nearly as bad as winters in Antarctica! In December 1911, explorer Roald Amundsen was the first person to reach the South Pole. Now, 100 years later, his legacy has inspired a new type of explorer. Amundsen, who was also the first man to traverse the Northwest Passage, set the stage for Lynne Cox's South with the Sun, the incredible memoir of her journey to retrace Amundsen's steps across the Northwest Passage. She chronicles her own adventure in a narrative that also details just how Amundsen succeeded where others failed. South with the Sun is the gripping story of a hero and the journeys he inspired.