Scott of the Antarctic A Biography

Name: Scott of the Antarctic A Biography
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ISBN: 9781400031412

ISBN-10: 1400031419

ISBN-13: 9781400031412

Edition: N/A

Authors: David Crane

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Historian David Crane, with full access to the explorer’s papers, diaries, and expedition records, gives us an illuminating portrait of Robert Falcon Scott that is more nuanced and balanced than any we have had before. In reassessing Scott’s life, Crane is able to provide a fresh perspective on not only theDiscoveryexpedition of 1901—4 and theTerra Novaexpedition of 1910—13, but his remarkable scientific achievements and the challenges of his tumultuous private life. Neither foolhardy dilettante, nor the last romantic champion of his age, Scott is presented as a man of indomitable courage and questionable judgment. The result is an absolutely compelling portrait of a complicated hero.

Book details

List price: $16.95
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/6/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 608
Size: 5.21" wide x 7.95" long x 1.22" tall
Weight: 1.188



List of Illustrations


List of Maps


Note on Distances, Temperatures and Weights



St. Paul's, 14 February 1913



Childhood and Dartmouth



Scott's Navy



Crisis



Enter Markham



Preparations



South



Into the Ice



Harsh Lessons



Antarctic Night



Man Proposeth...God Disposeth



The Southern Journey



Survival



A Second Winter



Last Season



A Long Wait



Escape from the Ice



The Reluctant Lion



The Pull of the South



Of Lions and Lionesses



Marking Time



Making Ready



South Again



Challenges



Return to the Ice



Depot-Laying



Disaster



Winter



The Barrier



Without Priority



Ars Moriendi


Epilogue


Acknowledgements


Notes


Select Bibliography


Index