The Worst Journey in the World
Publisher: Standard Ebooks
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Format: ebook
Subjects: British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1913); Cherry-Garrard, Apsley, 1886-1959--Travel--Antarctica; Antarctica--Discovery and exploration--British; Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912--Travel--Antarctica
Description: <p>In 1910 famous explorer Robert Falcon Scott led the Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole. The expedition was part scientific and part adventure: Scott wanted to be the first to reach the pole.</p>
			<p>The expedition was beset by hardship from the beginning, and after realizing that they had been beaten to the pole by Roald Amundsen’s Norwegian Expedition, the party suffered a final tragedy: the loss of Scott and his companions to the Antarctic cold on their return journey to base camp.</p>
			<p><i>The Worst Journey in the World</i> is an autobiographical account of one of the survivors of the expedition, <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/apsley-cherry-garrard">Apsley Cherry-Garrard</a>. It’s a unique combination of fascinating scientific documentary, adventure novel, and with the inclusion of Scott’s final journal entries, horror story. <i>Journey</i> is peppered throughout with journal entries, illustrations, and pictures from Cherry-Garrard’s companions, making it a fascinating window into the majesty and danger of the Antarctic.</p>