Scott's last expedition : the journals

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Scott's last expedition : the journals / Robert Falcon Scott ; with a foreword by Beryl Bainbridge.

Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912 (Author).

Summary:

In November 1910, the vessel Terra Nova left New Zealand carrying an international team of explorers led by Robert Falcon Scott, an Englishman determined to be the first man to reach the South Pole. Scott kept a detailed journal of his adventures until March 29, 1912, when he and the few remaining members of his team met their ends in a brutal blizzard. The daily progress of the expedition toward the pole is recorded in an immensely vivid and personal narrative, depicting the beauty of the Antarctic tundra, the harsh living conditions, and Scott's own desperation to beat rival explorers to the pole.

Record details

ISBN: 0786703822
ISBN: 9780786703821
Physical Description: xxi, 442 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Edition: 1st Carroll & Graf ed.
Publisher: New York : Carroll & Graf, 1996.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:: List of Members of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910 -- Foreword / Beryl Bainbridge -- Preface to the first edition / Clements Markham -- 1. Through Stormy Seas -- 2. In the Pack -- 3. Land -- 4. Settling In -- 5. Depot Laying to One Ton Camp -- 6. Adventure and Peril -- 7. At Discovery Hut -- 8. Home Impressions and an Excursion -- 9. The Work and the Workers -- 10. In Winter Quarters: Modern Style -- 11. To Midwinter Day -- 12. Awaiting the Crozier Party -- 13. The Return of the Sun -- 14. Preparations: the Spring Journey -- 15. The Last Weeks at Cape Evans -- 16. Southern Journey: the Barrier Stage -- 17. On the Beardmore Glacier -- 18. The Summit Journey to the Pole -- 19. The Return from the Pole -- 20. The Last March -- Scott's Farewell Letters -- Scott's Message to the Public.