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The coldest March : Scott's fatal Antarctic expedition / Susan Solomon.
Van Pelt Library G850 1910 .S4 S65 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Solomon, Susan (Atmospheric chemist)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912--Travel--Antarctica.
- Scott, Robert Falcon.
- Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912.
- Travel.
- Antarctica.
- British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1913).
- British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition.
- Antarctica--Discovery and exploration.
- Discoveries in geography.
- South Pole--Discovery and exploration.
- South Pole.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 383 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, [2001]
- Summary:
- This riveting book tells the tragic story of Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his team who in November 1911 began a trek across Antarctica, striving to be the first to reach the South Pole. After marching 900 miles, the men found that a group of Norwegians had been there first. They then perished on the journey home. 72 illustrations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-375) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0300089678
- OCLC:
- 45661501
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