Scott of the Antarctic (eBook)

Michael De-la-Noy (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
128 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7524-7494-6 (ISBN)

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The life of Captain Robert Falcon Scott - Scott of the Antarctic - and the courage that he exemplified have marked him out as a hero to generations, despite his failure to be the first to reach the South Pole. Born in 1868, Scott joined the Royal Navy as a cadet at the age of 13 and progressed through the ranks to become a lieutenant. In 1899, after a chance encounter with Clements Markham, president of the Royal Geographical Society, he asked to be involved in the forthcoming exploration of the Antarctic. A year later he was appointed to lead the National Antarctic Expedition, which reached further south than any previous attempts, and Scott returned to Britain a national hero. But Scott was not content to stop there: he dreamed of becoming the first explorer to reach the South Pole. And so it was that, in 1910, he and his team ventured out on a second Antarctic expedition. Scott of the Antarctic vividly recreates that fateful journey across the unforgiving, frozen continent. In practical terms, the mission was a failure, but the men's bravery ensured that they would become part of exploration history.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.6.2024
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseberichte
• Schlagworte: adventurer • Amundsen • Antarctic • Antartica • Biography • captain scott • clements markham • discoery expedition'terra nova expedition • exploration history • Explorer • hut point • Robert Falcon Scott • Royal Navy • South Pole
• ISBN-10: 0-7524-7494-4 / 0752474944
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7524-7494-6 / 9780752474946