Journals : Captain Scott's Last Expedition

Oxford University Press, 2005. Hardcover in Dustjacket. AS NEW COPY!. ANTARCTICA Travel & Exploration In January 1912, Captain Scott reached the South Pole, only to find that he had been beaten by Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition. Scott and his companions now faced an 850-mile march to safety - all perished on the return journey. A few months later, a search party found Scott's body, and the journals which told this tragic story.""Scott's own account was published in 1913. Danger grips the reader from the first chapter, as the Terra Nova struggles to force a path through the pack ice. The journey to an unknown land becomes a journey into the self, as Scott's mood oscillates between hope and despair. And, in his last entries, Scott gives voice to the heroic fantasies of his generation, the generation that would fight and die in the Great War.""""This new edition draws on ninety years of reflection on the Antarctic disaster to illuminate Scott's journals, publishing for the first time a complete list of the changes made to Scott's original text. Drawing on papers from the John Murray archive which have never been used before, editor Max Jones tells the story of this book and charts the changing fortunes of Scott's reputation.""lx, 529 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. #020224AntarcticaAntarctica Discovery and exploration BritishAntarctica South PoleBritish Antarctic (""Terra Nova"") Expedition (1910-1913)DiariesDiscoveries in geography BritishJournaux intimesScott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912 DiariesSouth Pole Discovery and exploration BritishTerra Nova (Ship)diaries Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Hardcover in Dustjacket AS NEW COPY!