Worst Journey in the World

Name: Worst Journey in the World
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ISBN: 9780143039389

ISBN-10: 0143039385

ISBN-13: 9780143039389

Edition: 2006

Authors: Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Caroline Alexander

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The Worst Journey in the Worldrecounts Robert Falcon Scotts ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. Apsley Cherry-Garrardthe youngest member of Scotts team and one of three men to make and survive the notorious Winter Journeydraws on his firsthand experiences as well as the diaries of his compatriots to create a stirring and detailed account of Scotts legendary expedition. Cherry himself would be among the search party that discovered the corpses of Scott and his men, who had long since perished from starvation and brutal cold. It is through Cherrys insightful narrative and keen descriptions that Scott and the other members of the expedition are fully memorialized.

Book details

List price: $19.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/28/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 640
Size: 5.10" wide x 7.60" long x 1.35" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Caroline Alexander is the author of three books-- One Dry Season: In the Footsteps of Mary Kingsley; The Way to Xanadu; and Battle's End: A Seminal Football Team Revisited --all published by Knopf. She lives in New Hampshire.



Introduction



Suggestions for Further Reading


List of Maps


Author's Introduction



From England to South Africa



Making our Easting Down



Southward



Land



The Depot Journey



The First Winter



The Winter Journey



Spring



The Polar Journey: I



The Polar Journey: II



The Polar Journey: III



The Polar Journey: IV



Suspense



The Last Winter



Another Spring



The Search Journey



The Polar Journey: V



The Polar Journey: VI



Never Again


Glossary


Index