British naval officer and explorer Robert F. Scott is best known for his failed, fatal efforts to be the first to reach the South Pole, but his initial Antarctic expedition aboard the Discovery from August 1901 to November 1904 was his most successful venture.
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This is a facsimile of the original 1905 two-volume chronicle of British explorer Scott's first journey to Antarctica, from 1901 to 1904. The text is buttressed with 270 photos and illustrations of everything from the ship and its crew to animals and land/ice formations encountered on the journey. This edition also sports a new introduction by the American Museum of Natural History's Ross McPhee. A classic true adventure story for academic and public libraries.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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[Scott] has a keen eye for his surroundings and, as always, travel in the southern extremes lends itself to crackerjack adventure. (Denver Post )
Capt. Scott has written a book that will have a conspicuous place among the annals of polar effort, and it is worthy of it. (The New York Times )
Captain Scott has done a splendid piece of work; not the least part of it is the production of the ablest and most interesting record of travel to which the present century has given birth. (Spectator )
Capt. Scott has written a book that will have a conspicuous place among the annals of polar effort, and it is worthy of it. (The New York Times )
Captain Scott has done a splendid piece of work; not the least part of it is the production of the ablest and most interesting record of travel to which the present century has given birth. (Spectator )
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Amazing story of rugged survival,
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This review is from: The Voyage of the Discovery: Scott's First Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904 (Volume II) (Hardcover)
Scott writes candidly about the day to day adventures of his crew. Anyone interested in polar exploration and outdoor survival would like this tale about making maps, measuring magnetic fields with theodolites, recording scientific data with "aneriods" and "elecrometers", and using outdoor gearnad tents made of gaberdine canvas, sleeping bags for three made of reindeer skins, and shoes that looked like something Santa's elves would wear - nothing like REI offers to today's travelers. The descriptions of clothing and tents alone is a fascinating read. Scott presented an enjoyable, factual narrative of the day to day adventures of the likes none of us would even think about doing!
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