A First Rate Tragedy: Captain Scott's Antarctic Expeditions by Diana Preston (Paperback, 1999)

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Movingly recounts the events which led to a tragedy which continues to capture the popular imagination. Drawing on new research, her gripping account analyses the reasons why Scott's carefully planned expedition failed while Amundsen's opportunistic dash to the Pole succeeded.

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PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group
ISBN-139780094795303
eBay Product ID (ePID)87784907

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Book TitleA First Rate Tragedy: Captain Scott's Antarctic Expeditions
Number of Pages269 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicGeography & Geosciences
GenreBiographies & True Stories
TypeTextbook
AuthorDiana Preston
FormatPaperback

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Item Height230 mm
Item Weight464 g
Item Width155 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorDiana Preston

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  • A First Rate Tragedy

    Diana Preston’s account of Scott’s polar expedition is refreshingly original.

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    Good read very interesting

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