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A First Rate Tragedy: Captain Scott's Antarctic Expeditions
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Hardcover
Large print edition from Isis Large Print Books (November 1, 2001)
9780753154687 | details & prices | 432 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.60 lbs | List price $35.50
About: Drawing on new research, the author analyses the reasons why Scott's carefully planned expedition failed while Amundsen's opportunistic dash to the South Pole succeeded.