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The Crossing of Antarctica: Original Photographs from the Epic Journey That Fulfilled Shackleton’s Dream
Huw Lewis-Jones
Photographs from the 1958 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition — the crossing Shackleton died trying to complete. Hillary drove tractors to the South Pole; Fuchs crossed the continent. The images of ice and machinery are surreal.
exploration
Ice & Snow
History
Photography
Polar
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Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Published
2014
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