Robert Falcon Scott's 1901-4 expedition to the Antarctic was a landmark event in the history of Antarctic exploration, creating a sensation comparable to the Arctic efforts of the American Robert E. Peary. Scott's initial expedition was also the first step toward the dramatic race to the South Pole in 1912, which resulted in the tragic deaths of Scott and his companions. Since then Scott's reputation has vacillated between two extremes: Was he a martyred hero, the beau ideal of a brave and selfless explorer, or a bumbling fool whose mistakes killed him and his entire party? Pilgrims on the Ice goes beyond the personality of Scott to remove the first expedition from the shadow of the second, to study objectively its purpose, its composition, and its real accomplishments. This Bison Books edition includes a new preface by the author.
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"Baughman's work provides a much-needed re-evaluation of a pivotal expedition and of some of the most important personalities in the history of Antarctic exploration. Pilgrims on the Ice succeeds both as an accessible and entertaining book for the general reader and as an invaluable addition to the field of polar history."-S.J. Collier, Terrae Incognitae -- S.J. Collier Terrae Incognitae
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Höhe: 228 mm
Breite: 151 mm
Dicke: 22 mm
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978-0-8032-1639-6 (9780803216396)
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T. H. Baughman is chair of the History Department at Benedictine College. He is the author of Before the Heroes Came: Antarctica in the 1890s (Nebraska 1993).
Preface to the Bison Books EditionList of IllustrationsPreface1. To the Land of Unsurpassed Desolation2. The Determined Old Man3. Old Men Bicker4. From the East India Docks5. From England to Cape Town6. From Cape Town to New Zealand7. May You Always Sail in Open Water8. The Winter9. Summer 1902-190310. The Attempt on the Pole11. The Relief Expedition12. Red Sunset of Noon Is Vanishing Fast13. The Grand Old Man Falters14. From Ice to ChampagneConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex
