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The first man to reach the South Pole had sharp elbows and thought nothing about crossing friends and mentors. But no one disputed that he was a fearless and intrepid explorer.
Mark Piesing writes for the Guardian, FT, Economist and Wired, among other publications. He lives in Oxford, England. N-4 Down is his first book.
The first man to reach the South Pole had sharp elbows and thought nothing about crossing friends and mentors. But no one disputed that he was a fearless and intrepid explorer.