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Scott of the Antarctic : a life of courage and tragedy in the extreme South
Crane, David2005
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Review: "'It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more ... For God's sake look after our people.' These were the final words written in Scott's diary on 29 March 1912, as he lay dying in his tent with Birdie Bowers and Edward Wilson. Oates had taken himself into a blizzard a few days before, and the fifth member of the Polar party, Edgar Evans, had died some ten days previously, worn out by the cold and the physical effort of the journey across Antarctica." "When the news of his death reached London, Scott was mourned by the British nation as the embodiment of selfless heroism and chivalry. Since then Scott has been the subject of many books - some hagiographical, others dismissive and scathing. Yet in all the pages that have been written about him, the personality behind the legend has been forgotten or distorted beyond all recognition." "David Crane's biography, based on years of close and detailed research with the original documents, redresses this completely. By reassessing Scott's life and naval career and his subsequent achievements, Crane is able to provide a fresh and exciting perspective on both the Discovery expedition of 1901-4 and the Terra Nova expedition of 1910-13. The courage and tragedy of Scott's last journey are only one part of the process, for the scientific enquiry that led up to it transformed the whole nature and ambition of Antarctic exploration."--BOOK JACKET
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London : HarperCollins, 2005
Collation:
ix, 637 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 615-618) and index.
Contents:
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 -- Deport-laying -- Disaster -- Winter -- The barrier -- Without priority -- Ars Moriendi.
ISBN:
9780007150687 (hbk)0007150687 (hbk)
Dewey class:
919.8904
Language:
English
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Subject:
Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912Crean, Tom, 1877-1938British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-1904)British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1913)Explorers -- Great Britain -- BiographyDiscovery and exploration, BritishExplorersKerry kohaKerry -- Local historyLocal history -- KerryKerry (Ireland) -- History, LocalAntarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- BritishBiography
BRN:
14128