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The Worst Journey in the World
One of the world's greatest works of travel and adventure writing, reissued on its 100th birthday. This is a gripping account of an expedition gone disastrously wrong. Apsley Cherry-Garrard, one of the youngest members of Scott's team, recorded the experience of his adventure and in doing so created a masterpiece of travel writing. Despite the horrors that Scott and his men faced, Cherry's account is filled with details of scientific discovery, unforgettable descriptions of landscape and a belief in the spirit of human beings. A celebrated and compelling book on Antarctic exploration. INTRODUCED BY SARA WHEELER 'The Worst Journey in the World is to travel what War and Peace is to the novel... a masterpiece' New York Review of Books * Voted Number 1 in National Geographic's 100 Best Adventure Books of All Time *
The Worst Journey in the World
Dieses Buch enthält die Reiseerzählungen von Robert Falcon Scott's letzter Expedition, die ihn 1910 von England aus in die Antarktis verschlug, wo er zwei Jahre später tragischerweise ums Leben kam. Der Autor Apsley Cherry-Garrard war Teil des Expeditionsteams Scott's und fand zusammen mit anderen den Kapitän und andere erfroren auf. Die Expedition sollte die Männer britischer Herkunft noch vor dem Norweger Roald Asmundsen zum Südpol bringen, doch der Weg dorhin erwies sich als zu hart, sie schafften kaum ihr tägliches Kilometer-Pensum. Darüber hinaus bescherte ihnen die Antarktis zu dieser Zeit besonders harte Witterungsbedingungen, aufgrund derer das Team nach und nach der Kälte zum Opfer fiel. Dieser Reiseroman beschreibt detailreich und erschütternd die Erlebnisse in Schnee und Eis, welche mit zahlreichen Bildern noch unterstützt werden.
The Worst Journey in the World
The Worst Journey in the World is the autobiographical account of a disastrous Antarctic expedition by one of its survivors. Cherry-Garrard's account of the expedition is held in high regard, because of his frank, unflinching discussion of the horrors and trials he survived for such perhaps arbitrary goals.
The Worst Journey in the World
The story of 24-year-old Cherry-Garrard's experience on Robert Falcon Scott's expedition to the South Pole in 1910.
The Worst Journey in the World
Perhaps the greatest first-hand account of polar exploration. In his introduction to the harrowing story of the Scott expedition to the South Pole, Apsley Cherry-Garrard states that "Polar Exploration is at once the cleanest and most isolated way of having a bad time which has been devised." This is his gripping account of an expedition gone disastrously wrong. One of the youngest members of Scott's team, the author was later part of the rescue party that eventually found the frozen bodies of Scott and three men who had accompanied him on the final push to the Pole. Prior to this sad denouement, Cherry-Garrard's account is filled with details of scientific discovery and anecdotes of human re...
The Worst Journey in the World (Illustrated)
Apsley Cherry-Garrard's 'The Worst Journey in the World (Illustrated)' is a gripping firsthand account of the ill-fated Antarctic expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott. Described as both a scientific and literary masterpiece, the book beautifully captures the harsh realities of polar exploration in the early 20th century. Cherry-Garrard's narrative style is deeply personal, providing readers with a detailed and emotional insight into the challenges faced by the expedition team. The vivid illustrations included in this edition enhance the reader's connection to the story, making it a truly immersive reading experience. The book is a valuable contribution to the literary genre of exploration w...
The Worst Journey In The World
The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard and Caroline Alexander: An epic tale of Antarctic exploration, "The Worst Journey in the World" tells the story of a harrowing expedition to the South Pole in the early 20th century. Cherry-Garrard's engaging and emotional prose captures the danger and adventure of the journey, while Alexander's insightful and thorough historical research sheds new light on the expedition and its consequences. Key Aspects of the Book "The Worst Journey in the World": Epic Tale of Antarctic Exploration: The book provides an epic tale of Antarctic exploration, capturing the danger and adventure of a harrowing journey to the South Pole in the early 20th ce...
Emperors of the Ice
Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard has always dreamt of becoming an explorer. So in the spring of 1910, when Captain Robert Falcon Scott offers young "Cherry" the position of Assistant Zoologist aboard the Terra Nova, Cherry considers himself the luckiest man alive. Cherry's luck, however, will soon change. Far off in the icy unknown of Antarctica, where temperatures plummet below –77°F, exploration is synonymous with a struggle for life. Frostbite, scurvy, hidden ice chasms, and packs of hungry killer whales are very real dangers. But even these perils don't prepare Cherry for the expedition he and two other crew members embark upon to collect the eggs of Emperor penguins. Along the way, he will face the elements head-on, risking life and limb in the name of science. Rife with captivating details of survival in an icy wilderness, and illustrated with dozens of photographs from the actual journey, this reimagining of the famous 1910 expedition to the South Pole, told in Cherry's voice, is an unforgettable tale of courage and camaraderie.
The Worst Journey in the World: new annotated edition
At the age of twenty-four, Apsley Cherry-Garrard was one of the youngest members of the Terra Nova expedition. This was Robert F. Scott’s second attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole. Cherry’s application to join the expedition was initially rejected as Scott was looking for scientists, but he made a second application along with a promise of £1,000 (equivalent to £103,000 in 2019) towards the cost of the expedition. Rejected a second time, he made the donation regardless. Struck by this gesture, and at the same time persuaded by E.A.Wilson, Scott agreed to take Cherry-Garrard as assistant zoologist. The expedition arrived in the Antarctic on 4 January 1911.Scott and four com...
The Worst Journey in the World - Scholar's Choice Edition
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