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David Crane has given us a magisterial portrait of one of Britain's greatest heroes and explorers, acclaimed as the 'masterpiece' on the subject. Reissued for the 100th anniversary of Scott's doomed expedition. '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 of exhaustion, starvation and extreme cold, in his tent on his return journey from the South Pole. Since then he has been the subject of many books. 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 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. Written with the full support of Scott's surviving relatives, and with access to the voluminous diaries and records of key participants, this definitive biography sets out to reconcile the very private struggles of the man with the very public life of extremes that he led.

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HarperCollins
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9780007450442
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Book Title
Scott of the Antarctic: the Definitive Biography
Author
David Crane
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Paperback
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English
Publication Year
2012
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Biographies & True Stories
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496 Pages

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by brian_marks194817 Nov, 2023
Slow start but engrossing once the expedition is underway.
Would have given 5 stars but for the fact that the print size is very small and I’m an old bloke. Also it’s a bit of a drag for the first 100 pages or so until preparations are under way for the expedition. I found I tended to skim read it up until then. Beyond that it is a very detailed almost daily account of the trip and I was hooked.
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