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The voyage of the 'Discovery'
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912, author.
- Series:
- Classics of world literature.
- Classics of World Literature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Antarctica--Discovery and exploration.
- Antarctica.
- Discovery (Ship).
- Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912--Travel--Antarctica.
- Scott, Robert Falcon.
- British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-1904).
- British National Antarctic Expedition.
- (1901-1904).
- Geology.
- Zoology.
- Local Subjects:
- (1901-1904).
- British National Antarctic Expedition.
- Discovery (Ship).
- Geology.
- Zoology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (946 pages)
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- London Charles Scribner's Sons 1905
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Scott is best known for his doomed last expedition in 1912, but it was this earlier voyage that truly began the opening up of the Antarctic continent and laid the groundwork for the 'Heroic Age' of Antarctic exploration.
- Contents:
- Intro
- List of illustrations
- Diagram
- Introduction
- The Voyage of the Discovery
- Preface to New Edition
- Preface
- Chapter 1
- Historical
- Chapter 2
- Preparation
- Chapter 3
- Voyage to New Zealand
- Chapter 4
- Southward ho!
- Chapter 5
- Along the Great Barrier
- Chapter 6
- Finding winter quarters: a fatal accident
- Chapter 7
- Preparing for winter
- Chapter 8
- The polar winter
- Chapter 9
- Winter passing away
- Chapter 10
- History and development of sledge-travelling
- Chapter 11
- Typical sledging experiences
- Chapter 12
- The spring journeys of 1902
- Chapter 13
- Journey to the Farthest South
- Chapter 14
- Return from the Far South
- Chapter 15
- What had happened during our absence in the South
- Chapter 16
- Our second winter
- Chapter 17
- Commencement of our second sledging season
- Chapter 18
- Return from the West
- Chapter 19
- Escape from the ice
- Chapter 20
- Homeward bound
- Index of Names.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- OCLC:
- 946606677
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