"[A] detailed account. Engaging. A welcome perspective." - New York Times Book Review "Exciting. An adrenaline-fueled look at one of the wildest times in exploration." - Outside, "Best New Books" "In a fast-paced and eloquent narrative, Larson tells the stories of each of these men as they endure hardships of cold, ice, crevasses, open leads in Peary's case, and for the men in Antarctica, near starvation." - Anchorage Daily News "An engaging tale of derring-do and survival virtuosity. Larson is a talented storyteller.
He does full justice to his three protagonists' remarkable bravery, resourcefulness, accomplishments--and flaws. Suspenseful. Moving. Fascinating." - Wall Street Journal "Shine[s] a light on the adventures of explorers of old. Larson writes in an engaging and fast-moving manner in reacquainting us with those heroes of yesterday who've slipped into the historical shadows." - Minneapolis Star Tribune "Over 100 years ago, in 1909, the North Pole, South Pole, and the highest mountain peaks in the world all remained unclaimed by adventurers, and a generation of explorers were all reaching for those prizes. Larson takes us along on three missions, one to each pinnacle of the world.
" - Popular Science (one of "Five Books You Should Read This Month") "I found Edward J. Larson's To the Edges of the Earth fascinating. A masterfully written story of incredible adventures against insurmountable odds. The unknown is an irresistible magnet and challenge to the human race. As our Mt. Everest teammate and author James Ramsey Ullman wrote, 'Challenge is the core and the mainspring of all human activity. If there's an ocean, we cross it; if there's a disease, we cure it; if there's a wrong, we right it; if there's a record, we break it; and finally, if there's a mountain, we climb it.' Peary, Shackleton and Duke of the Abruzzi sought such challenge and lived on the edge.
To the Edges of the Earth is a great read about three extraordinary expeditions. While reading it I had to jump in our hot tub just to get warm!" - Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mt. Everest, former president/CEO of REI, and author of A Life on the Edge "A masterfully written story of incredible adventures against insurmountable odds." - JIM WHITTAKER, the first American to summit Mt. Everest, former president/CEO of REI, and author of A Life on the Edge "Recommended for those who wish to relive a time when the globe still had empty spaces and the men able to fill in those blank areas were rewarded by the world's adulation." - Lincoln Journal Star "Pulitzer Prize winner Larson records the three most important expeditions during a highly significant year in polar exploration. Throughout, Larson delivers riveting tales of stalwart explorers risking their lives for discovery in some of the world's harshest areas. Their successes and even their failures made them heroes.
A fascinating look at the adventures of remarkably resilient men, so well-related as to make you feel the chill." - Kirkus Reviews "Larson delivers riveting tales of stalwart explorers risking their lives for discovery in some of the world's harshest areas. Their successes and even their failures made them heroes. A fascinating look at the adventures of remarkably resilient men, so well-related as to make you feel the chill." - Kirkus Reviews.