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Race to the Bottom of the Earth: Surviving Antarctica
Rebecca E. F. Barone
Illustrator: Archival Photos
Ages: 12+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Henry Holt
ISBN: 978-1-250-25780-2
Keywords: Antarctica, exploration, survival skills
Accounts of the races between Scott and Amundsen in 1911 and Rudd and O'Brady in 2018 to reach the South Pole. Archival photographs. Sourced quotes, maps, and social media posts.