A first rate tragedy : Robert Falcon Scott and the race to the South Pole
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1998., , 1997.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 269 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1998., , 1997.
Format
Book
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"First published in Great Britain in 1997 by Constable and Company"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-255) and index.
Description
"On November 12, 1912, a rescue team trekking across Antarctica's Great Ice Barrier finally found what they sought - the snow-covered tent of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott. Inside, they made a grim discovery: Scott's frozen body lay between the bodies of two fellow explorers. They had died just eleven miles from the depot of supplies which might have saved them. The remaining two members of the party were nowhere in sight, but Scott's eloquent diary soon revealed their fate. They, like the others, had perished in nightmarish circumstances after successfully reaching the South Pole." "The elusive character of Scott, in whom incredible courage was fatally matched by self-doubt and miscalculation, continues to haunt the popular imagination. Why did Scott's meticulously laid plans finally end in disaster, while his rival, Norwegian Roald Amundsen, returned safely home with his crew after attaining the Pole only days before the British team?"--BOOK JACKET
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Preston, D. (1998). A first rate tragedy: Robert Falcon Scott and the race to the South Pole (First U.S. edition.). Houghton Mifflin.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Preston, Diana, 1952-. 1998. A First Rate Tragedy: Robert Falcon Scott and the Race to the South Pole. Houghton Mifflin.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Preston, Diana, 1952-. A First Rate Tragedy: Robert Falcon Scott and the Race to the South Pole Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Preston, Diana. A First Rate Tragedy: Robert Falcon Scott and the Race to the South Pole First U.S. edition., Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
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