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A First Rate Tragedy : Robert Falcon Scott and the Race to the South Pole
A First Rate Tragedy Robert Falcon Scott and the Race to the South Pole
Author: Diana Preston
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 those of two fellow explorers. They had died just eleven miles from the depot of supplies that...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780618002016
ISBN-10: 0618002014
Publication Date: 11/10/1999
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Mariner Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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I read this book only because it was handed to me and I was bored. Normally, I don't like history books but this one was great! I read the whole thing within two days. It covered the history of the Scott expedition accurately but was never dry or dull.


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