Scott of the Antarctic: A Life of Courage and Tragedy in the Extreme South

Scott of the Antarctic: A Life of Courage and Tragedy in the Extreme South
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David Crane has given us the definitive biography of one of Britain’s greatest heroes and explorers.‘It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more…For God’s sake look after our people.’These were the final words written in Scott’s diary on 29 March 1912, as he lay dying in his tent with Birdie Bowers and Edward Wilson. Oates had taken himself into a blizzard a few days before, and the fifth member of the Polar party, Edgar Evans, had died some ten days previously, worn out by the cold and physical effort of the journey across Antarctica.Since then Scott has been the subject of many books – many hagiographical, others dismissive and scathing. Yet in all the pages that have been written about him, the personality behind the legend has been forgotten or distorted beyond all recognition.David Crane’s magisterial biography, based on years of close and detailed research with the original documents, redresses this completely. By reassessing Scott’s life and his substantial scientific achievements, Crane is able to provide a fresh and exciting perspective on both the Discovery expedition of 1901-4 and the Terra Nova expedition of 1910-12. The courage and tragedy of Scott’s last journey are only one part of the process, for the scientific enquiry that led up to it transformed the whole nature and ambition of Antarctic exploration.Scott’s own voice echoes through the pages. His descriptions of the monumental landscape of Antarctica in all its fatal and icy beauty are breathtaking; his honest, heartfelt letters and diaries give the reader an unforgettable account of the challenges he faced both in his personal life and as a superlative leader of men in possibly the harshest environment on the planet.Written with the full support of Scott’s surviving relatives, this definitive biography sets out to reconcile the very private struggles of the man with the very public life of extremes that he led.Note that it has not been possible to include the same picture content that appeared in the original print version.

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David Crane. Scott of the Antarctic: A Life of Courage and Tragedy in the Extreme South

SCOTT OF THE ANTARCTIC. DAVID CRANE

CONTENTS

MAPS

NOTE ON DISTANCES, TEMPERATURES AND WEIGHTS

ONE St Paul’s, 14 February 1913

TWO Childhood and Dartmouth

THREE Scott’s Navy

FOUR Crisis

FIVE Enter Markham

SIX Preparations

SEVEN South

EIGHT Into the Ice

NINE Harsh Lessons

TEN Antarctic Night

ELEVEN Man Proposeth … God Disposeth

TWELVE The Southern Journey

THIRTEEN Survival

FOURTEEN A Second Winter

FIFTEEN Last Season

SIXTEEN A Long Wait

SEVENTEEN Escape from the Ice

EIGHTEEN The Reluctant Lion

NINETEEN The Pull of the South

TWENTY Of Lions and Lionesses

TWENTY-ONE Marking Time

TWENTY-TWO Making Ready

TWENTY-THREE South Again

TWENTY-FOUR Challenges

TWENTY-FIVE Return to the Ice

TWENTY-SIX Depot-Laying

TWENTY-SEVEN Disaster

TWENTY-EIGHT Winter

TWENTY-NINE The Barrier

THIRTY Without Priority

THIRTY-ONE Ars Moriendi

P.S. IDEAS, INTERVIEWS & FEATURES …

ABOUT THE AUTHOR. Q and A with David Crane

LIFE at a Glance

TOP TEN Favourite books

A Writing Life

ABOUT THE BOOK. Why Scott? by David Crane

READ ON. Have You Read? Lord Byron’s Jackal

The Kindness of Sisters

FIND OUT MORE

If You Loved This, You Might Like …

EPILOGUE

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

NOTES

Epilogue

PRAISE

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

COPYRIGHT

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

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COVER

TITLE PAGE

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PRAISE

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

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