Race to the Pole Tragedy, Heroism, and Scott's Antarctic Quest,9781401300470

Race to the Pole Tragedy, Heroism, and Scott's Antarctic Quest

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ISBN13: 9781401300470
ISBN10: 1401300472
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-11-03
Publisher(s): Grand Central Publishing
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Summary

The real story of Captain Robert Scott's legendary Antarctic quest is told by the man whom the Guinness Book of World Records has proclaimed "the world's greatest living explorer," Sir Ranulph Fiennes.

Author Biography

Sir Ranulph Fiennes was the first man to reach both Poles on land, and he is the only person to have been awarded two clasps to the Polar Medal for both Antarctic and Arctic regions. In 1993, Fiennes was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for "human endeavor and charitable services." He is the author of many books

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION XIII
1. MARKHAM'S GRAND DESIGN
1(11)
2. TORPEDO LIEUTENANT SCOTT
12(11)
3. ORDER OUT OF CHAOS
23(14)
4. THROUGH THE PACK ICE: 1901-1902
37(9)
5. NUDGING THE GREAT BARRIER: 1902
46(10)
6. DOGS, SKIS, AND MEN
56(11)
7. THE FIRST WINTER
67(13)
8. THE SOUTHERN JOURNEY: 1902-1903
80(20)
9. LOST ON THE PLATEAU: 1903-1904
100(22)
10. A PROMISE BROKEN 122(28)
11. THE RACE BEGINS: 1910 150(26)
12. NEAR DISASTER: 1911 176(31)
13. THE WORST JOURNEY: 1911 207(32)
14. THE DANGEROUS GLACIER 239(29)
15. THE BLACK FLAG 268(21)
16. INTIMATIONS OF TRAGEDY 289(18)
17. THE GREATEST MARCH EVER MADE 307(34)
18. THE LEGACY 341(25)
19. THE LAST WORD 366(27)
APPENDIX I: MEMBERS OF THE DISCOVERY EXPEDITION, 1901-1904 393(4)
APPENDIX II: MEMBERS OF THE TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION, 1910-1913 397(4)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 401(4)
PICTURE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 405(2)
BIBLIOGRAPHY 407(6)
NOTES ON THE SOURCES 413(34)
INDEX 447

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