Emperors of the Ice A True Story of Disaster and Survival in the Antarctic, 1910-13

by Farr, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780374319755
• ISBN10: 0374319758
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-09-30
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Summary

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 is an unforgettable tale of courage and camaraderie. Illustrations.

Author Biography

RICHARD FARR grew up in England and has worked as a college professor, a journalist, and a gas station attendant, among other things. He now lives in Seattle, Washington. This is his first book

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xiii
Luckiest Man Alive: London to New Zealand, April to December 1910	p. 3
Dying to Get There: Southern Ocean, December 1910	p. 21
White Christmas: Southern Ocean, December 1910 to January 1911	p. 37
Seventy-seven South: Cape Evans, January to April 1911	p. 49
Man-Hauling in Hell: Cape Evans to Cape Crozier, June to July 1911	p. 73
Eggs: Cape Crozier, Late July 1911	p. 105
A Long Way Home: Cape Crozier to Cape Evans, July to August 1911	p. 123
Victory in Defeat: Ross Island, the Barrier, and the Beardmore Glacier, October 1911 to November 1912	p. 137
"What Is the Use?": The Berkeley Hotel, London, May 1959	p. 169
Last Words	p. 185
Chronology	p. 191
A Scurvy Note	p. 197
Thanks	p. 199
Sources	p. 203
Maps
From New Zealand to the South Pole	p. 25
McMurdo Sound	p. 64
The Winter Journey	p. 84
Bill's Map of Cape Crozier	p. 106
The Polar Journey	p. 141
Charts
The Men of the Terra Nova Expedition	p. 16
Food and Equipment for Cape Crozier	p. 78
How Cold Was It?	p. 119
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