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the news that a suspicious person has recently arrived from St Petersburg and is staying in a local inn produces a series of events and misunderstandings that lead to a hilarious dénouement

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The Edge of the Earth by Edward J. Larson the news that a suspiciousFrom the Pulitzer Prize winning historian, a "suspenseful" (WSJ) and "adrenaline fueled" (Outside) entwined narrative of the most adventurous year of all time: in 1909 three daring expeditionsled by Ernest Shackleton, Robert Peary, and the dashing Duke of the Abruzzisimultaneously raced to the top, bottom, and heights of the world. As 1909 dawned, the greatest jewels of explorationset at the worlds frozen extremeslay unclaimed: the North and South