Bipolar: The Story of Roald Amundsen
Volume I: The South Pole
Fiction & Literature, Action Suspense, Historical
| Author: | Frank McLynn | ISBN: | 9781909979703 |
| Publisher: | Crux Publishing Ltd | Publication: | July 2, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Frank McLynn |
| ISBN: | 9781909979703 |
| Publisher: | Crux Publishing Ltd |
| Publication: | July 2, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Roald Amundsen is usually known simply as the man who beat Captain Scott in the race to the South Pole in 1911. But this one-dimensional picture ignores the complexity of the man and the many problems – financial, personal and psychological – that he had to overcome to emerge as the world's premier explorer.
In this deeply researched historical fiction account, Frank McLynn reveals the complicated man he was: ruthless but sentimental, courageous but devious, and above all a dedicated womaniser prepared to sublimate his libido in the lust for glory. The competing tugs of his private/inner life with the public achievements provide a story that is as fascinating a psychological study as it is an epic of polar exploration.
Roald Amundsen is usually known simply as the man who beat Captain Scott in the race to the South Pole in 1911. But this one-dimensional picture ignores the complexity of the man and the many problems – financial, personal and psychological – that he had to overcome to emerge as the world's premier explorer.
In this deeply researched historical fiction account, Frank McLynn reveals the complicated man he was: ruthless but sentimental, courageous but devious, and above all a dedicated womaniser prepared to sublimate his libido in the lust for glory. The competing tugs of his private/inner life with the public achievements provide a story that is as fascinating a psychological study as it is an epic of polar exploration.
