Greater Glory; Tragedy & Triumph: Heroic Age of Polar Exploration; Special Editions; by Edward J. Larson; 6 Page(s)

In the race to the South Pole, explorer Robert F. Scott refused to sacrifice his ambitious science agenda

EDWARD J. LARSON, professor of history and law at Pepperdine University, is author of nine books on the history of science, including the Pulitzer Prizewinning Summer for the Gods, on the Scopes trial. His latest book is An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science (Yale University Press, 2011).