The Coldest March – Scott`s Fatal Antarctic Expedition

New
Illustrated
2003
$27.60

These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale. So penned Captain Robert Falcon Scott in 1912 as he confronted defeat and death in the crippling subzero temperatures of Antarctica. In this riveting book, Susan Solomon finishes the interrupted tale of Scott and his British expedition, depicting the staggering 900-mile trek to the South Pole and resolving the debate over the journey's failure.

Synopsis

"These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale." So penned Captain Robert Falcon Scott in 1912 as he confronted defeat and death in the crippling subzero temperatures of Antarctica. In this riveting book, Susan Solomon finishes the interrupted tale of Scott and his British expedition, depicting the staggering 900-mile trek to the South Pole and resolving the debate over the journey's failure.

$27.60

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 416
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 03 Jan 2003
ISBN 10: 0300099215
ISBN 13: 9780300099218
Book Overview: This book was named one of the finest books of 2001 by the Economist ; named a 2001 Book of the Year by the Independent ; and a New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2001.

Media Reviews

Brilliant... A marvelous and complex book: at once a detective story, a brilliant vindication of a maligned man, and an elegy both for Scott and his men and for the 'crystalline continent' on which they died. Robert MacFarlane, Guardian An absorbing, fascinating read... a book that will appeal to the explorer in everyone. Sally Ride Solomon argues her case well, in exact and graceful prose. Dennis Drabelle, Washington Post Book World Persuasive... Solomon reaches important new conclusions about Scott's expedition. Sara Wheeler, New York Times Book Review Solomon has crafted a smart, terrific book and an important addition to polar history. Roberta MacInnis, Houston Chronicle

Author Bio

Susan Solomon is senior scientist at the Aeronomy Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, Colorado. An acknowledged world leader in ozone depletion research, she led the National Ozone Expedition and was honored with the U.S. National Medal of Science in 1999. Among her many other distinctions is an Antarctic glacier named in her honor.