A First Rate Tragedy: Robert Falcon Scott and the Race to the South Pole
by Diana Preston
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Author: Diana PrestonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-11-10
ISBN: 0618002014
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Mariner Books
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Summary: 4 Stars
Last month we had a vicious snow storm which dumped 2 feet of snow on Illinois with sub-zero temperature and howling winds. While spending all day scooping snow I kept thinking about early polar explorers. I, like many, had seen the old black and white 50's movie about the Scott party and the PBS series on Scott and Amundsen several years ago. So, I decided to learn more about Robert Scott and ordered the book. I was not disappointed. It was a fascinating character study of the early explorers at the turn of the century. The mental and physical isolation and hardships which Scott and his crew endured is a tale that still haunts me.
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