Roland Huntford, Lore-Debunking Historian of Polar Exploration, Dies at 98

The New York Times | Feb. 7, 2026, 10:11 a.m. | Original
He caused an uproar by challenging the heroic status of Robert Falcon Scott, the Briton who led a doomed quest to the South Pole in 1912.
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