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Emperors of the ice : a true story of disaster and survival in the Antarctic, 1910-13 /

Apsley "Cherry" Cherry-Garrard shares his adventures as the youngest member of Robert Scott's expedition to Antarctica in the early twentieth century, during which he and Edward Wilson try to learn the evolutionary history of emperor penguins. Includes historical notes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Farr, Richard, 1960-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition > (1910-1913) > Juvenile fiction.
Cherry-Garrard, Apsley, > 1886-1959 > Juvenile fiction.
Wilson, Edward, > 1872-1912 > Juvenile fiction.
Scott, Robert Falcon, > 1868-1912 > Juvenile fiction.
British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition > (1910-1913) > Fiction.
Cherry-Garrard, Apsley, > 1886-1959 > Fiction.
Wilson, Edward Adrian, > 1872-1912 > Fiction.
Scott, Robert Falcon, > 1868-1912 > Fiction.
Explorers > Fiction.
Emperor penguin > Fiction.
Penguins > Fiction.
Antarctica > Discovery and exploration > Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
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Summary:Apsley "Cherry" Cherry-Garrard shares his adventures as the youngest member of Robert Scott's expedition to Antarctica in the early twentieth century, during which he and Edward Wilson try to learn the evolutionary history of emperor penguins. Includes historical notes.
Item Description:"The weirdest bird's-nesting expedition that has ever been or ever will be"--frontispiece.
Physical Description:xix, 217 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-214).
ISBN:9780374319755
0374319758