LECTURES & LITERATURE

    A Conversation with Edward J. Larson: An Empire of Ice

    A Conversation with Edward J. Larson: An Empire of Ice

    Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library

    December 13, 2011


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    Offering a fresh perspective on the Antarctic expeditions of the early 20th century, Edward J. Larson’s An Empire of Ice illuminates the stories of Robert F. Scott and Roald Amundsen by framing the two explorers’ race to the South Pole within a larger scientific, social, and political context. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his book, Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America’s Continuing Debate over Science and Religion, Larson is currently the Hugh and Hazel Darling Chair in Law and a University Professor of History at Pepperdine University. December 14, 2011 is the centenary of the first expedition to reach the geographic South Pole.


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        December 13, 2011

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