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[kmerline]

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-12, by Roald Amundsen. Translated by A. G. Chater. 11/04

This book was cataloged on October 31, 2008. The audio files have been transferred to Internet Archives and may be accessed at: http://www.archive.org/details/south_pole_0810_librivox

In contrast to Scott's South Pole expedition, Amundsen's expedition benefited from good equipment, appropriate clothing, and a fundamentally different primary task (Amundsen did no surveying on his route south and is known to have taken only two photographs) Amundsen had a better understanding of dogs and their handling, and he used of skis more effectively. He pioneered an entirely new route to the Pole and they returned. In Amundsen's own words: "Victory awaits him who has everything in order -- luck, people call it. Defeat is certain for him who has neglected to take the necessary precautions in time; this is called bad luck." Short accounts by other members of the party are appended. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Karen Merline.)

Link to author on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Amundsen
Link to South Pole on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_pole

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   There is a repeating scanno in this text whereby the ship's name "Fram" comes through as "Franz"! Please watch for this, and read "Fram".
   
   
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   Title: 00 - Dedication; The First Account; Introduction
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[CateranLlama]

Can I tentatively claim section 01? I'll let you know within the next day or so if I can't work it out. Thanks, Llama

[kmerline]

Hi Llama, welcome to LibriVox.

As you can see, this post is a "work in progress" - I was called away from the computer last night by "real life", so the text links have yet to be posted!

Nevertheless, your interest is very welcome! Section 1 has been assigned to you. Unless you have previous recording experience, you might like to submit a 3 or 4 minute sample of the beginning of your section to make sure the technical issues are all ironed out.

Just post it to this thread, and I'll have a listen. When you reply, please tell me the name you wish to use for catalog credit and your URL, if any.
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[kmerline]

Listen links all done!
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[lezer]

Hi Karen,
What a great choice again - could I take section 19 & 20 (so volume I chapter 9)?
Anna

[Bear Creek Mama]

Karen, may I have section 4?
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[Kikisaulite]

Wonderful project indeed! Could I have 21 and 22?
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[kmerline]

[knotyouraveragejo]

Karen,

I was going to ask for section 01, but in reading the thread it looks like it might be spoken for? If not, please sign me up. Otherwise I guess I'll opt for 02 instead.

Thanks
Jo

[kmerline]

Thank you for pointing that out! And of course, Sec 2 is yours.
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[CateranLlama]

I'm going to have to give up on this project. I'm sorry to have wasted your time.

[kmerline]

No problem here, Cateran! Thank you for volunteering. I hope we hear from you again soon!
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[russiandoll]

Hey! I'll leap on board with this one too, please!
Can I have section 15, 'Preparing for Winter'?


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