The Worst Journey in the World: Antarctic, 1910-1913 by Apsley Cherry-Garrard
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"The Worst Journey in the World: Antarctic, 1910-1913" by Apsley Cherry-Garrard is a memoir published in 1922. It chronicles Robert Falcon Scott's doomed Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole. Cherry-Garrard recounts a harrowing winter journey through complete darkness to collect penguin eggs, then describes the tragic failure to rendezvous with Scott's polar party on their return. The book frankly examines the expedition's disastrous outcome and explores profound questions about human suffering,
heroism, and sacrifice under extreme conditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Cherry-Garrard, Apsley, 1886-1959 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Worst Journey in the World: Antarctic, 1910-1913 |
| Note | Volumes 1 and 2 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Worst_Journey_in_the_World |
| Credits | Ted Garvin and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation |
| Subject | British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1913) |
| Subject | Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- British |
| Subject | Cherry-Garrard, Apsley, 1886-1959 -- Travel -- Antarctica |
| Subject | Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912 -- Travel -- Antarctica |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 14363 |
| Release Date | Dec 15, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1442 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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