Race to the Pole Tragedy, Heroism, and Scott's Antarctic Quest

by Fiennes, Sir Ranulph

• ISBN13: 9781401300470
• ISBN10: 1401300472
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-11-03
• Publisher: Hachette Books

Summary

The real story of Captain Robert Scott's legendary Antarctic quest is told by the man whom the Guinness Book of World Records has proclaimed "the world's greatest living explorer," Sir Ranulph Fiennes.

Author Biography

Sir Ranulph Fiennes was the first man to reach both Poles on land, and he is the only person to have been awarded two clasps to the Polar Medal for both Antarctic and Arctic regions. In 1993, Fiennes was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for "human endeavor and charitable services." He is the author of many books

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION	XIII
1. MARKHAM'S GRAND DESIGN	1	(11)
2. TORPEDO LIEUTENANT SCOTT	12	(11)
3. ORDER OUT OF CHAOS	23	(14)
4. THROUGH THE PACK ICE: 1901-1902	37	(9)
5. NUDGING THE GREAT BARRIER: 1902	46	(10)
6. DOGS, SKIS, AND MEN	56	(11)
7. THE FIRST WINTER	67	(13)
8. THE SOUTHERN JOURNEY: 1902-1903	80	(20)
9. LOST ON THE PLATEAU: 1903-1904	100	(22)
10. A PROMISE BROKEN	122	(28)
11. THE RACE BEGINS: 1910	150	(26)
12. NEAR DISASTER: 1911	176	(31)
13. THE WORST JOURNEY: 1911	207	(32)
14. THE DANGEROUS GLACIER	239	(29)
15. THE BLACK FLAG	268	(21)
16. INTIMATIONS OF TRAGEDY	289	(18)
17. THE GREATEST MARCH EVER MADE	307	(34)
18. THE LEGACY	341	(25)
19. THE LAST WORD	366	(27)
APPENDIX I: MEMBERS OF THE DISCOVERY EXPEDITION, 1901-1904	393	(4)
APPENDIX II: MEMBERS OF THE TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION, 1910-1913	397	(4)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	401	(4)
PICTURE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	405	(2)
BIBLIOGRAPHY	407	(6)
NOTES ON THE SOURCES	413	(34)
INDEX	447