South: The Race to the Pole
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
South: The Race to the Pole
By (Author) National Maritime Museum
Volume editor Pieter van der Merwe
Volume editor Jeremy Michell
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Conway
1st October 2018
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
919.8904
Physical Properties
Paperback
208
Width 189mm, Height 246mm
666g
Description
Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale Extract from Scotts message to the public, March 1912. The late 1890s saw the start of a heroic age in polar exploration. This book tells the story of three men who were to embody the spirit of the time driven by courage, determination and ambition, to be the first to discover the South Pole Robert Falcon Scott, Roald Amundsen and Ernest Shackleton. South: The Race to the Pole describes the extraordinary challenges faced and hardships endured in their attempts: Scotts first British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04 The exploits of Shackletons British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09 The success of Amundsens team in reaching the Pole in 1911 and the tragic events surrounding Scotts British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13 Shackletons dramatic journey to seek rescue after the destruction of his ship Endurance on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-17 Illustrated throughout, the book contains a map depicting the routes of the various expeditions, crew lists, a selected bibliography and suggested reading, and recommended websites. This new revised edition will be thoroughly revised throughout and contain a new introduction to reflect new research and discoveries regarding these expeditions as well as more recent attempts in travelling to the Pole, in addition to containing new images from the Royal Museums Greenwich Collection.
Author Bio
Pieter van der Merwe MBE is General Editor of Royal Museums Greenwich, having been on the staff of the National Maritime Museum since 1974. He has authored and edited a number of books on aspects of British maritime history. Jeremy Michell is Curator of Historic Photographs and Ships Plans, and is the lead curator for the new Polar Worlds gallery at the National Maritime Museum.
