The Worst Journey in the World
With Scott in Antarctica 1910-1913
$38.75
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
18 March 2010
Summary
Published in 1922 by an expedition survivor, this riveting adventure classic recounts Scott’s ill-fated expedition to the South Pole.
“A masterpiece.” - The New York Review of Books.
“The Worst Journey in the World is to travel writing what War and Peace is to the novel … a masterpiece.” - The New York Review of Books
“When people ask me, ‘What is your favorite travel book?’ I nearly always name this book. It is about courage, misery, starvation, heroism, exploration, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780486477329 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0486477320 |
| Author: | Apsley Cherry-Garrard |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 18 March 2010 |
| Weight: | 476g |
| Dimensions: | 213mm x 134mm x 27mm |
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About The Author
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1886-1959) served as a biologist for the ill-fated Antarctic expedition. Haunted by his experiences, the English explorer suffered from clinical depression for the rest of his life and was encouraged by his friend George Bernard Shaw to write this memoir as a form of therapy.
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