The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Geography; Science / Earth Sciences / Geography; Travel / General; Travel / Essays Roald Amundsen has contributed to The South Pole; An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the" Fram, " 1910- 12. Volumes I and II as an author.Amundsen, a Norwegian polar explorer (1872-1928), was the first man to reach the South Pole. He was also the first to navigate the Northwest Passage, and later may have been the first to fly over the North Pole. While flying on a rescue mission in 1928, he was killed when his plane crashed into the Arctic Ocean.