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The Worst Journey in the World

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Uncover this gripping account of an expedition gone disastrously wrong, told by one of the youngest members of Scott’s team.

ISBN: 9780099530374

Author: Apsley Cherry-Garrard

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The Worst Journey in the World

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Apsley Cherry-Garrard was part of the rescue party sent out from the Cape Evans base to discover the remains of Scott and the group that accompanied him to the South Pole.

From losing his teeth to the cold, to tales of human endurance and discovering the frozen bodies of his colleagues, Cherry-Garrard shines a light on the highs and lows of the expedition.

  • intimate account with real diary extracts and contributions from other explorers
  • masterpiece of travel writing
  • one of the most celebrated and compelling of all the books on Antarctic exploration

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