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Journals: Captain Scott´s Last Expedition
Robert Falcon Scott
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Description for Journals: Captain Scott´s Last Expedition
Paperback. Captain Scott's own account of his tragic race with Roald Amundsen for the South Pole thrilled the world in 1913. This new edition of his Journals publishes for the first time a complete list of the changes made to Scott's original text before publication. Editor(s): Jones, Max. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages, 17 halftones, diagrams, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; BJ; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 406.
'For God's sake look after our people' Captain Scott's harrowing account of his expedition to the South Pole in 1910-12 was first published in 1913. In his journals Scott records his party's optimistic departure from New Zealand, the hazardous voyage of theTerra Nova to Antarctica, and the trek with ponies and dogs across the ice to the Pole. On the way the explorers conduct scientific experiments, collect specimens, and get to know each other's characters. Their discovery that Amundsen has beaten them to their goal, and the endurance with which they face an 850-mile march to safety, have become ... Read more
'For God's sake look after our people' Captain Scott's harrowing account of his expedition to the South Pole in 1910-12 was first published in 1913. In his journals Scott records his party's optimistic departure from New Zealand, the hazardous voyage of theTerra Nova to Antarctica, and the trek with ponies and dogs across the ice to the Pole. On the way the explorers conduct scientific experiments, collect specimens, and get to know each other's characters. Their discovery that Amundsen has beaten them to their goal, and the endurance with which they face an 850-mile march to safety, have become ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199536801
SKU
V9780199536801
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Reviews for Journals: Captain Scott´s Last Expedition
Definitive...Max Jones and the publishers are to be congratulated on this new version of a classic story, and for offering it at such a reasonable price. It should be the last word for a very long time.
Polar Record 42
The mother of all books about walking ..beautiful edition.
Irish Timesn
Polar Record 42
The mother of all books about walking ..beautiful edition.
Irish Timesn