Author: BOWMAN, GERALD.
Title: From Scott To Fuchs.
Description: First Edition; 8vo; pp. 191; frontispiece, 10 pages of plates, 2 appendices, index; dark blue cloth worn, title lettered in gilt on spine, chipped dustjacket, previous owner's name on front free endpaper, light flecking to page edges, price clipped, a good copy. London, Evans Brothers Limited, (1958). The book tells the full story of Sir Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmond Hillary's triumph and discusses the many controversial aspects of the events which led up to their expedition. He compares successes and failures of previous polar explorers, Scott, Roald Amundsen, Shackleton and Admiral Byrd up to the recent Fuchs and Hillary.

Keywords: ant antarctica Scott Fuchs Hillary