Title: With Scott in the Antarctic : Edward Wilson - explorer, naturalist, artist /
Authors: Williams, Isobel.
Publisher: History,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Wilson, Edward, Travel.; Scott, Robert Falcon, Friends and associates.; Discovery (Ship); Explorers Great Britain Biography; Physicians Great Britain Biography; Zoologists Great Britain Biography; Antarctica Discovery and exploration British.
Abstract: Wilson accompanied Scott on both his celebrated Antarctic voyages: the Discovery Expedition of 1901-1904 and the Terra Nova Expedition of 1910-1913. This biography, the first full account of the Antarctic hero, traces his life from childhood to his tragic death.
Contents: Early years -- Cambridge -- Edward Wilson, M.B. -- Antarctic recruit -- England to Madeira -- To the polar ice -- Entering Antarctica -- Furthest South -- Paintings and penguins -- The Grouse challenge -- Terra Nova -- The winter journey -- Death in the Antarctic.