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The Worst Journey in the World

The Worst Journey in the World

Antarctic 1910-1913Cherry-Garrard, Apsley

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The Worst Journey in the World

Length25h 32m

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“And I tell you, if you have the desire for knowledge and the power to give it physical expression, go out and explore," wrote Apsley Cherry-Garrard in the opening chapters of his now classic exploration narrative, The Worst Journey in the World. The incredible tale that he tells is of the fated last voyage of Captain Robert Scott and his crew to the outermost reaches of the South Pole on the Terra Nova. Chronicling the journey of the Terra Nova from England in 1910 to New Zealand in 1913, The Worst Journey in the World vividly describes the entirety of Scott's harrowing and tragic final expedition. Driven by a lust to investigate the untold scientific knowledge contained within the South Pole, these courageous pioneers embarked on a journey into previously unexplored territory, subjecting themselves to the ultimate physical and mental limits as they traveled the massive expanses of the icy tundra.Cherry-Garrard was a key member of the Terra Nova crew that, in addition to the desire to uncover scientific data, desperately sought to be the first Europeans to reach the South Pole. But the expedition was thwarted at every turn by punishing weather, extreme bad luck, and the intense physical and mental decline of the crew on the final stages of their journey. Confronted by the shattering knowledge that rival explorer Roald Amundsen had reached the South Pole only a few weeks before them, Scott's team then had to negotiate the last stage of their voyage, a doomed attempt which has no equal in peril, disaster, and tragedy.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Audiobook details

GenreHistory

Length25 hrs 32 mins

Narrated bySelect Your Own

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateAug 9, 2016

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1List of Maps

237. The Winter Journey (pt. 1)

2Introduction by the author (pt. 1)

247. The Winter Journey (pt. 2)

3Introduction by the author (pt. 2)

257. The Winter Journey (pt. 3)

4Introduction by the author (pt. 3)

267. The Winter Journey (pt. 4)

5Foreword by Kenneth Kamler, MD

278. Spring

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6Foreword to the 1965 edition by George Seaver (pt. 1)

289. The Polar Journey (pt. 1)

7Foreword to the 1965 edition by George Seaver (pt. 2)

299. The Polar Journey (pt. 2)

8Acknowledgments for the 2016 Edition

3010. The Polar Journey Continued

9Foreword to the 2016 Edition by Ted Janulis

3111. The Polar Journey Continued

101. From England to South Africa

3212. The Polar Journey Continued (pt. 1)

112. Making Our Easting Down

3312. The Polar Journey Continued (pt. 2)

123. Southward (pt. 1)

3413. Suspense (pt. 1)

133. Southward (pt. 2)

3513. Suspense (pt. 2)

144. Land (pt. 1)

3614. The Last Winter

154. Land (pt. 2)

3715. Another Spring

165. The Depot Journey (pt. 1)

3816. The Search Journey

175. The Depot Journey (pt. 2)

3917. The Polar Journey V (pt. 1)

185. The Depot Journey (pt. 3)

4017. The Polar Journey V (pt. 2)

195. The Depot Journey (pt. 4)

4118. The Polar Journey VI

206. The First Winter (pt. 1)

4219. Never Again (pt. 1)

216. The First Winter (pt. 2)

4319. Never Again (pt. 2)

226. The First Winter (pt. 3)

44Glossary

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