Bibliograph

Race to the pole, tragedy, heroism, and Scott's Antarctic quest, Sir Ranulph Fiennes

Type

Label

Race to the pole, tragedy, heroism, and Scott's Antarctic quest, Sir Ranulph Fiennes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-446) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Race to the pole

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

54960284

Responsibility statement

Sir Ranulph Fiennes

Sub title

tragedy, heroism, and Scott's Antarctic quest

Summary

Provides a detailed chronicle of Captain Robert Scott's expedition to reach the South Pole, a quest that ultimately cost him his life, drawing on materials from the Scott estate, and interviews with descendants of the key players

Table Of Contents

Markham's grand design -- Torpedo Lieutenant Scott -- Order out of chaos -- Through the pack ice: 1901-1902 -- Nudging the great barrier: 1902 -- Dogs, skis, and men -- The first winter -- The southern journey: 1902-1903 -- Lost on the Plateau: 1903-1904 -- A promise broken -- The race begins: 1910 -- Near disaster: 1911 -- The worst journey: 1911 -- The dangerous glacier -- The black flag -- Intimations of tragedy -- The greatest march ever made -- The legacy -- The last word

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