Author(s): Susan Solomon

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In 1912 Captain Robert Falcon Scott confronted defeat and death in the crippling subzero temperatures of Antarctica. This volume finishes the tale of Scott and his British expedition, depicting the staggering 900-mile trek to the South Pole and resolving the debate over the journey's failure. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale." So penned Captain Robert Falcon Scott in 1912 as he confronted defeat and death in the crippling subzero temperatures of Antarctica. In this riveting book, Susan Solomon finishes the interrupted tale of Scott and his British expedition, depicting the staggering 900-mile trek to the South Pole and resolving the debate over the journey's failure. Review Quotes: "An absorbing, fascinating read ... a book that will appeal to the explorer in everyone." Review Quotes: "Solomon argues her case well, in exact and graceful prose." Review Quotes: "Persuasive....[Solomon] reaches important new conclusions about Scott's expedition." Review Quotes: "Brilliant.... A marvelous and complex book: at once a detective story, a brilliant vindication of a maligned man, and an elegy both for Scott and his men and for the 'crystalline continent' on which they died." Review Quotes: "Solomon has crafted a smart, terrific book and an important addition to polar history." Review Quotes: "An absorbing, fascinating read . . . a book that will appeal to the explorer in everyone." Review Quotes: "Persuasive. . . . [Solomon] reaches important new conclusions about Scott's expedition." Review Quotes: "Brilliant. . . . A marvelous and complex book: at once a detective story, a brilliant vindication of a maligned man, and an elegy both for Scott and his men and for the 'crystalline continent' on which they died." First published 2001.

2001. A trade paperback copy in near fine condition with only a single crease to the spine.