The Last Great Quest: Captain Scott's Antarctic Sacrifice, Used [Hardcover]

Many have told the story of Scott's life, but no one has charted the cultural reverberations of his death and sacrifice on the eve of the greatest slaughter in British history - the First World War.A dramatic opening leads to a compelling examination of the British traditions of exploration, the scientific ambitions of the expedition, the 'race to the South Pole', and the disaster itself. Scott's death was a pivotal moment in British history, and central to this is his extraordinary journal,which offers the ultimate expression of self-control and heroism in the face of death. This important and challenging interpretation of Scott's life and death re-evaluates the man and his sacrifice.

The Last Great Quest : Captain Scott's Antarctic Sacrifice, Used [Hardcover]