The Worst Journey in the World

With Scott in Antarctica 1910-1913

$18.95

Publication Date: 24th March 2010

"The Worst Journey in the World is to travel writing what War and Peace is to the novel . . . a masterpiece."—The New York Review of Books
"When people ask me, 'What is your favorite travel book?' I nearly always name this book. It is about courage, misery, starvation, heroism, exploration, discovery, and friendship." —Paul Theroux
National Geographic Adventure magazine hailed this volume as the #1 greatest adventure book of all time. Published in 1922 by an expedition survivor, it recounts the riveting tale of Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated race to t... Read More
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"The Worst Journey in the World is to travel writing what War and Peace is to the novel . . . a masterpiece."—The New York Review of Books
"When people ask me, 'What is your favorite travel book?' I nearly always name this book. It is about courage, misery, starvation, heroism, exploration, discovery, and friendship." —Paul Theroux
National Geographic Adventure magazine hailed this volume as the #1 greatest adventure book of all time. Published in 1922 by an expedition survivor, it recounts the riveting tale of Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated race to t... Read More
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"The Worst Journey in the World is to travel writing what War and Peace is to the novel . . . a masterpiece."—The New York Review of Books
"When people ask me, 'What is your favorite travel book?' I nearly always name this book. It is about courage, misery, starvation, heroism, exploration, discovery, and friendship." —Paul Theroux
National Geographic Adventure magazine hailed this volume as the #1 greatest adventure book of all time. Published in 1922 by an expedition survivor, it recounts the riveting tale of Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated race to the South Pole. Apsley Cherry-Garrard, the youngest member of the party, offers sensitive characterizations of each of his companions. Their journal entries complement his narrative, providing vivid perspectives on the expedition's dangers and hardships as well as its inspiring examples of optimism, strength, and selflessness.
Hoping to prove a missing link between reptiles and birds, the author and his companions traveled through the dead of Antarctic winter to the remote breeding grounds of the Emperor Penguin. They crossed a frozen sea in utter darkness, dragging an 800-pound sledge through blizzards, howling winds, and average temperatures of 60 below zero. This "worst journey" was followed by the disastrous trek to the South Pole. Cherry-Garrard's compelling account constitutes a moving testament to Scott and to the other men of the expedition. This new edition of the adventure classic features several pages of vintage photographs.

Reprint of the edition published by Constable, London, 1922, with a selection of plates from The Great White South, published by Hazell, Watson & Viney Ltd., London, 1921.
Details
  • Price: $18.95
  • Pages: 528
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Publication Date: 24th March 2010
  • Trim Size: 5 x 8 in
  • ISBN: 9780486477329
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure
Author Bio
Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1886-1959) served as a biologist for the ill-fated Antarctic expedition. Haunted by his experiences, the English explorer suffered from clinical depression for the rest of his life and was encouraged by his friend George Bernard Shaw to write this memoir as a form of therapy.
Table of Contents
I. From England to South Africa
II. Making Our Easting Down
III. Southward
IV. Land
V. The Depot Journey
VI. The First Winter
VII. The Winter Journey
VIII. Spring
IX. The Polar Journey. I. The Barrier Stage
X. The Polar Journey. II. The Beardmore Glacier
XII. The Polar Journey. III. The Plateau to 87o 32' S
XIII. Suspense
XIV. The Last Winter
XV. Another Spring
XVI. The Search Journey
XVII. The Polar Journey. V. The Pole and After
XVIII. The Polar Journey. VI. Farthest South
XIX. Never Again
Glossary
Index
"The Worst Journey in the World is to travel writing what War and Peace is to the novel . . . a masterpiece."—The New York Review of Books
"When people ask me, 'What is your favorite travel book?' I nearly always name this book. It is about courage, misery, starvation, heroism, exploration, discovery, and friendship." —Paul Theroux
National Geographic Adventure magazine hailed this volume as the #1 greatest adventure book of all time. Published in 1922 by an expedition survivor, it recounts the riveting tale of Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated race to the South Pole. Apsley Cherry-Garrard, the youngest member of the party, offers sensitive characterizations of each of his companions. Their journal entries complement his narrative, providing vivid perspectives on the expedition's dangers and hardships as well as its inspiring examples of optimism, strength, and selflessness.
Hoping to prove a missing link between reptiles and birds, the author and his companions traveled through the dead of Antarctic winter to the remote breeding grounds of the Emperor Penguin. They crossed a frozen sea in utter darkness, dragging an 800-pound sledge through blizzards, howling winds, and average temperatures of 60 below zero. This "worst journey" was followed by the disastrous trek to the South Pole. Cherry-Garrard's compelling account constitutes a moving testament to Scott and to the other men of the expedition. This new edition of the adventure classic features several pages of vintage photographs.

Reprint of the edition published by Constable, London, 1922, with a selection of plates from The Great White South, published by Hazell, Watson & Viney Ltd., London, 1921.
  • Price: $18.95
  • Pages: 528
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Publication Date: 24th March 2010
  • Trim Size: 5 x 8 in
  • ISBN: 9780486477329
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure
Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1886-1959) served as a biologist for the ill-fated Antarctic expedition. Haunted by his experiences, the English explorer suffered from clinical depression for the rest of his life and was encouraged by his friend George Bernard Shaw to write this memoir as a form of therapy.
I. From England to South Africa
II. Making Our Easting Down
III. Southward
IV. Land
V. The Depot Journey
VI. The First Winter
VII. The Winter Journey
VIII. Spring
IX. The Polar Journey. I. The Barrier Stage
X. The Polar Journey. II. The Beardmore Glacier
XII. The Polar Journey. III. The Plateau to 87o 32' S
XIII. Suspense
XIV. The Last Winter
XV. Another Spring
XVI. The Search Journey
XVII. The Polar Journey. V. The Pole and After
XVIII. The Polar Journey. VI. Farthest South
XIX. Never Again
Glossary
Index