Roald Amundsen's sled dogs: the sledge dogs who helped discover the South Pole

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii
 Introduction: Dogs, the Arctic, and Amundsen’s Clandestine Switch to the Antarctic  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 1-13
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 The Vital Importance of Sled Dogs  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 17-31
 Two “Eskimos” to Care for the Good Greenland Dogs  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 33-40
 A Perfect Ship, a Professional Crew, and a Home for Pet Dogs  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 41-49
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 The Voyage of the Hans Egede  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 53-58
 Fram’s Test Voyage and the Island of the Misfit Dogs  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 59-67
 The Secret Passage and the Circumnavigating Pups  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 69-75
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 The Voyage South: Dogs First, Dogs All the Time  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 79-93
 The Wooing of Lasse and the Caring for the Dogs  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 95-102
 The Females and the Mother Ship: Woman Shall Not Come on Board  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 103-111
 Maren and Her Sons in Madeira: Enduring the Heat  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 113-125
 The Births and Deaths of October  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 127-152
 The Lady and the Sea  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 153-173
 Christmas Among the Ice Floes  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 175-187
 The Arrival in Antarctica  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 189-202
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 The First Sled Ride  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 205-217
 Great Surprise! It’s the Terra Nova!  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 219-224
 The First Depot Run: Flying on a High  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 225-234
 The Second Depot Run: Disaster for the Dogs  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 235-249
 The Third Depot Run: Third Time Is Not the Charm  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 251-265
 Born and Bred in Antarctica  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 267-274
 The Divine Trio: Fix, Lasse, and Snuppesen  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 275-284
 Hjalmar Johansen’s Charges: Camilla, Knegten, Uroa, and Rotta  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 285-295
 Don Pedro Christophersen and Balmy Buenos Aires  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 297-304
 A Midwinter Night’s Dream  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 305-317
 Now Is the August of Our Winter’s Content  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 319-337
 The Premature Start  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 339-359
 The Decisive Ejection and the Change of Plan  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 361-383
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 Snow Trek  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 387-414
 The Eastern Party’s Expedition to King Edward VII Land  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 415-427
 The Push to the Plateau: Kjøring Across the Ice Waves  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 429-440
 Pulling for the “Chief”: The Climbing of the Mountain Peaks  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 441-458
 Butcher’s Shop: “The Final Reward”  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 459-467
 A Devil of a Climb: The Devil’s Glacier  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 469-487
 The Dogs at the South Pole  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 489-516
 The Return Trek from the South Pole  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 517-531
 The Search for the Devil’s Depot  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 533-550
 The Eastern Party, the Fram, and an Australian in Antarctica  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 551-563
 The South Pole Party Returns Home  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 565-592
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 Their Final Destinations: The South Pole Dogs and Sled Dogs  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 595-624
 Impressions that Dog Us  (Mary R. Tahan)....Pages 625-630
Back Matter ....Pages 631-640