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Race to the pole : tragedy, heroism, and Scott's Antarctic quest /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fiennes, Ranulph, Sir, 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Hyperion, [2004]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Scott, Robert Falcon, > 1868-1912.
Explorers > Great Britain > Biography.
Antarctica > Discovery and exploration > British.
Scott, Robert Falcon, > 1868-1912 > Travel > Antarctica.
British National Antarctic Expedition > (1901-1904)
British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition > (1910-1913)
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.