![]() ![]() A young Belgian, Adrienne de Gerlache, had exploration fever and was determined to join in that race to reach the magnetic South Pole, even though he was less than experienced as were many of the men which comprised his crew. This is not just a book on early exploration of Antarctica (1897 ) but also a psychological and terrifying study of the men aboard the Belgica who ventured into the hell at the bottom of the world.Īrctic exploration was becoming widespread near the turn of the 20th century and became somewhat of a race to be the first to reach the poles. It actually is something of a horror story □ Some really do go mad when their ship is trapped in the polar ice. The men on this expedition get severely depressed. ![]() It is a book about solitude and isolation that is being used by NASA, as is information about that entire Antarctic expedition, as they make plans to explore Mars and place humans there to live. You definitely go back to a world and an Antarctica □□ that is over 100 years in the past. It is a dark but impressive book of survival. 3 even 2 even 0 for several of the so-called heroes of the tale □□ ![]()
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