{"product_id":"9781877058660","title":"Crevasse Roulette: The First Trans-Antarctic Crossing 1957-58","description":"Under the leadership of Dr. Vivian Fuchs, the British Commonwealth-sponsored Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1957-58 completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole. It was a pioneering and hazardous journey, and not without controversial elements. Author Jon Stephenson was a geologist on that expedition. In this book, Stephenson gives his account of the Expedition, its planning, and its aftermath. Stephenson also supplies a history of Antarctic exploration since James Cook's voyage of 1775, an account of other Antarctic exploration and scientific study contemporaneous with the Trans-Antarctic Expedition, and an overview of subsequent expeditions. Stephenson's remarkable photographs, which were exhibited in Sydney in September 2007 during a 50th anniversary commemoration of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition, are an additional feature of the book.","brand":"Rosenberg, David Publishing Pty, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048009515248,"sku":"9781877058660","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781877058660_p0.jpg?v=1763603033","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781877058660","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}