The Worst Journey in the World
byApsley Cherry-Garrard
One of the world's greatest works of travel and adventure writing, reissued on its 100th birthday.This is a gripping account of an expedition gone disastrously wrong. Apsley Cherry-Garrard, one of the youngest members of Scott's team, recorded the experience of his adventure and in doing so created a masterpiece of travel writing. Despite the horrors that Scott and his men faced, Cherry's account is filled with details of scientific discovery, unforgettable descriptions of landscape and a belief in the spirit of human beings. A celebrated and compelling book on Antarctic exploration.INTRODUCED BY SARA WHEELER'The Worst Journey in the World is to travel what War and Peace is to the novel... a masterpiece' New York Review of Books Voted Number 1 in National Geographic's 100 Best Adventure Books of All Time
Language
en
Published on
04/01/2010
Pages
704
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780099530374
Who is this book for? Readers interested in exploration, adventure, and historical accounts.
Topics SurvivalFriendshipHuman Nature
MoodReflective, Melancholic
ViolenceMild
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