The coldest March
Subtitle: Scott's fatal Antarctic expedition
By: Susan Solomon.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
Subjects: Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912 -- Travel -- Antarctica; Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration; South Pole -- Discovery and exploration
Description: "This book tells the story of Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his British team who in November 1911 began a trek across the snows of Antarctica, striving to be the first to reach the South Pole. After marching and skiing more than nine hundred miles, the men reached the Pole in January 1912, only to suffer the terrible realization that a group of five Norwegians had been there about a month earlier.

On their return journey, Scott and his four companions perished, and their legacy - as courageous heroes or tragic incompetents - has been debated ever since.".

"Susan Solomon brings a scientific perspective to understanding the men of the expedition, their staggering struggle, and the reasons for their deaths. Drawing on extensive meteorological data and on her own personal knowledge of the Antarctic, she depicts in detail the sights, sounds, legends, and ferocious weather of this singular place.

And she reaches the startling conclusion that Scott's polar party was struck down by exceptionally frigid weather - a rare misfortune that thwarted the men's meticulous predictions of what to expect. Solomon describes the many adventures and challenges faced by Scott and his men on their journey, and she also discusses each one's life, contributions, and death. Her poignant and beautifully written book restores them to the place of honor they deserve."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-375).
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: PROLOGUE; title: The Hut at the Bottom of the World 1; title: ONE; title: Into the Pack 5; title: TWO; title: Of Dogs and Men 18; title: THREE; title: The Return 45; title: FOUR; title: The Safety of Supplies 71; title: FIVE; title: The Start of a "Coreless" Winter 103; title: six; title: For the Love of Science 131; title: SEVEN; title: In the Footsteps of Shackleton 157; title: EIGHT; title: Beyond the H of Hell 181; title: NINE; title: This Awful Place 207; title: TEN; title: Sunset on the Barrier 232; title: ELEVEN; title: The Anguish of Helplessness 247; title: TWELVE; title: In Search of Explanations 263; title: THIRTEEN; title: A Chillingly Unusual Month 286; title: FOURTEEN; title: The Winds of Chance and Choice 307; title: EPILOGUE; title: The Worst Weather in the World 328; title: APPENDIX ONE; title: The Men of the Mission 331; title: APPENDIX TWO; title: A Timeline of Interconnected Lives 333; title: Notes 337; title: Glossary 369; title: Selected Bibliography 373; title: Index 377.