With Scott Before the Mast: Terra Nova British Antarctic Expedition 1910
by Francis Davies
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 190103769X
- ISBN 13
- 9781901037692
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Leather Bound with silver debossing in slip case First Limited edition 160 copies signede and numbered
With Scott: Before the Mast is a unique account that serves as an antidote to this disconectedness. It is no fictional 'Hornblower', although it may seem so at times. This is a true story. It presents one man's account of his part in a great act of derring-do, the assault on the South Pole in 1912. Most records of Captain Scott's British Antarctic Expedition aboard Terra Nova (1910-1913) are the accounts of officers. With Scott: Before the Mast is the story of Francis Davies, Shipwright, R.N., and Carpenter. The title says it all but may be lost on landlubbers. Before the mast means 'to serve as an ordinary seaman in a sailing ship'. This makes it a rare and hugely important account, presenting a viewpoint from the lower ranks. Such insight is rarely available and the long overdue publication of this account is greatly to be welcomed. When I first read this manuscript some years ago, I was hugely excited by the refreshing perspective that it gave to a well-aired story. Although an autobiographical period piece, written with an eye to publication many years after the events that it recalls, it is still of great interest. It tells the often forgotten story of the vast majority of Scott's men, the sailors of Terra Nova; the supporting cast, if you like, to the Shore Parties of officers and scientists. Through a kaleidoscope of memories, this book gets to the heart of the huge logistic effort that was the British Antarctic Expedition.
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- Bookseller
- Reardon Publishing (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Mast-SE
- Title
- With Scott Before the Mast
- Author
- Francis Davies
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound with silver debossing in slip case
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Limited edition 160 copies
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 190103769X
- ISBN 13
- 9781901037692
- Publisher
- Reardon Publishing
- Place of Publication
- £175.00
- Date Published
- 2020
- Pages
- 152
- Size
- 31cm x 23cm x 3cm
- Keywords
- Discovery, Wilson, Scott, Terra, Nova, Antarctic, Antarctica, Reardon
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