{"product_id":"9780547905785","title":"South With The Sun: Roald Amundsen, His Polar Explorations, and the Quest for Discovery","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eCox, Lynne\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e“This book is as autobiographical as it is biographical . . . a book  that juxtaposes two adventurers, one with her own challenges still  unfolding and the other with his position fixed in history . . . a book  worthy of the centenary celebration of Amundsen’s trek to the South  Pole.”—\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday the North and South  Poles are home to research stations and film crews, but just a century  ago they were forbidding lands seldom seen by human eyes. Those who  journeyed there were the last true explorers, and one of the most  successful ever was Roald Amundsen. Known as “the last of the Vikings,”  the Norwegian-born Amundsen began his career of adventure at age fifteen  and by forty had become the first man to successfully navigate the  Northwest Passage, and to reach both the North and South Poles. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs  a girl, Lynne Cox read of Amundsen’s exploits, which inspired her to  follow her own adventurous dreams of open-water swimming. Here, she  gives an account of Amundsen’s life and expeditions while detailing her  own experiences swimming (without a wetsuit) in the same polar regions  he first explored. At once a biography, history, and memoir, \u003cem\u003eSouth with the Sun \u003c\/em\u003eholds something for any lover of adventure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Not to miss . . . It's fascinating to read about the Norwegian hardman through the eyes of Cox.”—\u003cem\u003eOutside\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43374033600767,"sku":"9780547905785","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780547905785_s600x595.jpg?v=1779893596","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780547905785","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}