The Worst Journey in the World: Antarctic, 1910-1913
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Volumes 1 and 2 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Worst_Journey_in_the_World Release date is 2004-12-15
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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.)
British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1913) Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- British Cherry-Garrard, Apsley, 1886-1959 -- Travel -- Antarctica Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912 -- Travel -- Antarctica