Scott's last expedition: The Journals [Import] [Paperback]

Robert Falcon Scott (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Methuen (1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 041352230X
• ISBN-13: 978-0413522306
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The "politically correct" version of the journals, January 18, 1998

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Lonnie J. Nesseler "Aurens" (San Diego, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scott's Last Expedition: The Journals (Paperback)

Lady Scott and others heavily edited the journals in order to remove all hints of incompetence, as well as the mean-spirited comments about his men, Shackleton, Amundson, and others. Beware that the source of this book appears to be the heavily edited printing, not the original journals.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Scott's diaries, October 5, 2000

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Robin (Switzerland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scott's Last Expedition: The Journals (Paperback)

The authoritive reference for what happened on Scott's polar journey - since it was written by the man himself. Don't be put off by the appalling introduction by Bainbridge (which ruins the story if you don't know all the details since it is just a brief summary of the rest of the book - just skip it!). I wouldn't recommend reading this first (try Scott by Elspeth Huxley as an intro) but for historical interest if you get into the history of the antarctic this is a must. The actual description of the southern journey only makes up the final section of the book, most of it is concerned with the depot laying and over wintering parts of the expedition. As such most of the book is mostly concerned with the details of preparing for the journey and hence probably won't appeal as a general introduction to Scott's last expedition.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary experience with an explorer of the Antarctic, April 6, 2010

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Dolores W. Geisler - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Journals: Scott's Last Expedition (Oxford World's Classics) (Paperback)

We had taken a trip to Antarctica on which lecturers referred often to Robert Scott. When we returned and I got this book, it became a reading experience like no other. Since everyone knows he and his men die at the end, that was not a surprise. The surprise was learning through the pages what would be the deciding factors that would ultimately cause their return to fail. Since I read thirty minutes a day, the unfolding drama read like a postcard from Scott to a sister or aunt telling events as they happened. Because it is a diary and includes the thoughts of a person, I came to know him like a friend. The book taught me how difficult it is to endure the challenges of Antarctica on a long term basis. It was an extraordinary experience with a book which I will always remember. May many others read this book and marvel at the character, motivation, determination and greatness of an amazing man.