On November 12, 1912, a rescue team trekking across Antarctica's Great Ice Barrier finally found what they sought - the snow-covered tent of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott. Inside, they made a grim discovery: Scott's frozen body lay between the bodies of two fellow explorers. They had died just eleven miles from the depot of supplies which might have saved them.
Why did Scott's meticulously laid plans finally end in disaster, while his rival, Norwegian Roald Amundsen, returned safely home with his crew after attaining the Pole only days before the British team?
In a newly revised and updated version of her original book, Diana Preston, returns to Antarctica and explores why Scott's carefully planned expedition failed, ending in tragedy.
| ISBN: | 9781849017244 |
| Publication date: | 16th February 2012 |
| Author: | Diana Preston |
| Publisher: | Constable an imprint of Little, Brown |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 365 pages |
| Genres: |
Autobiography: historical, political and military |
On November 12, 1912, a rescue team trekking across Antarctica's Great Ice Barrier finally found what they sought - the snow-covered tent of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott. Inside, they made a grim discovery: Scott's frozen body lay between the bodies of two fellow explorers.
A First Rate Tragedy features in the following genres: Autobiography: historical, political and military
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A First Rate Tragedy was written by Diana Preston and published by Constable an imprint of Little, Brown
A First Rate Tragedy has 365 pages