Journals Captain Scotts Last Expedition |
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Author:
| Scott, Robert Falcon |
Editor:
| Jones, Max |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-280333-7 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2005 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $52.95 |
Book Description:
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3aptain Scott's own account of his tragic race with Roald Amundsen for the South Pole thrilled the world in 1913. Scott's journal unfolds a gripping tale of heroic endurance amidst the awesome beauty of Antarctica. Drawing on previously unpublished sources, Max Jones's new edition charts the changing fortunes of Scott's reputation, and publishes for the very first time a complete list of the alterations made to his original text.
3aptain Scott's own account of his tragic race with Roald Amundsen for the South Pole thrilled the world in 1913. Scott's journal unfolds a gripping tale of heroic endurance amidst the awesome beauty of Antarctica. Drawing on previously unpublished sources, Max Jones's new edition charts the changing fortunes of Scott's reputation, and publishes for the very first time a complete list of the alterations made to his original text.