Pilgrims on the Ice: Robert Falcon Scott's First Antarctic Expedition by Baughman, T. H.

Pilgrims on the Ice: Robert Falcon Scott's First Antarctic Expedition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780803216396)

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Pilgrims on the Ice: Robert Falcon Scott's First Antarctic Expedition by Baughman, T. H.

Pilgrims on the Ice: Robert Falcon Scott's First Antarctic Expedition

$21.95
Pilgrims on the Ice: Robert Falcon Scott's First Antarctic Expedition by Baughman, T. H.

Pilgrims on the Ice: Robert Falcon Scott's First Antarctic Expedition

$21.95
Format: Paperback
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Robert Falcon Scott's 1901-4 expedition to the Antarctic was a landmark event in the history of Antarctic exploration, creating a sensation comparable to the Arctic efforts of the American Robert E. Peary. Scott's initial expedition was also the first step toward the dramatic race to the South Pole in 1912, which resulted in the tragic deaths of Scott and his companions. Since then Scott's reputation has vacillated between two extremes: Was he a martyred hero, the beau ideal of a brave and selfless explorer, or a bumbling fool whose mistakes killed him and his entire party? Pilgrims on the Ice goes beyond the personality of Scott to remove the first expedition from the shadow of the second, to study objectively its purpose, its composition, and its real accomplishments. This Bison Books edition includes a new preface by the author.

Author: T. H. Baughman
ISBN-10: 0803216394
ISBN-13: 9780803216396
Publisher: Bison Books
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2008
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 8.89h x 6.06w x 0.73d
By T. H. Baughman
By T. H. Baughman
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T. H. Baughman is chair of the History Department at Benedictine College. He is the author of Before the Heroes Came: Antarctica in the 1890s (Nebraska 1993).

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