The book tells about the expedition to the South Pole of the famous Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen.
In 1911, two expeditions set out to conquer the South Pole: the Norwegian expedition led by Roald Amundsen and the English one led by Robert Scott.
This race ended on December 17, 1911, when the Norwegian flag was raised at that coveted geographic point.
The conquest of the South Pole of the Earth brought to a close an entire era in the history of geographical discoveries—an era often called an unparalleled heroic age of polar exploration.