The Worst Journey in the World (Illustrated Edition)
The Worst Journey in the World (Illustrated Edition)

Author: Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Publisher: e-artnow

Published: 2018-12-20

Total Pages: 630

ISBN-13: 802689782X

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The Worst Journey in the World is a memoir of the 1910–1913 British Antarctic Expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott. It was written by a member of the expedition, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, and has earned wide praise for its frank treatment of the difficulties of the expedition, the causes of its disastrous outcome, and the meaning (if any) of human suffering under extreme conditions. In 1910, Cherry-Garrard and his fellow explorers travelled by sailing vessel, the Terra Nova, from Cardiff to McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. The second-in-command, Dr Edward Wilson had a personal goal in Antarctica to recover eggs of the Emperor penguin for scientific study. As the bird nests during the Antarctic winter, it was necessary to mount a special expedition in July 1911, to the penguins' rookery at Cape Crozier. Wilson chose Cherry-Garrard to accompany him and another crew member across the Ross Ice Shelf under conditions of complete darkness and temperatures of −40 °C and below. All three men, barely alive, returned from Cape Crozier with their egg specimens, which were stored.

Cherry
Cherry

Author: Sara Wheeler

Publisher: Modern Library

Published: 2007-12-18

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0307430782

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Apsley Cherry-Garrard was one of the youngest members of Robert Falcon Scott’s legendary expedition to Antarctica, the last man sent out to meet Captain Scott and his men in February 1912, when they were expected to return victorious any day from the South Pole. He embarked on his own epic journey into the Antarctic winter to collect eggs of the Emperor penguin. It was dark all the time, his teeth shattered, and the tent blew away in the cold. “But we kept our tempers,” he wrote, “even with God.” After serving in the First World War, with zealous encouragement from his neighbor George Bernard Shaw, Cherry wrote the undisputed masterpiece of polar literature, The Worst Journey in the World. But as the years progressed, he faced a terrible struggle against depression and despair. Sara Wheeler’s Cherry is the first biography of this great hero of Antarctic exploration, written with unrestricted access to his papers and with the full cooperation of his family.

Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration
Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration

Author: David Roberts

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2013-01-28

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 0393089649

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"Gripping and superb. This book will steal the night from you." —Laurence Gonzales, author of Deep Survival On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp. The dogs were gone. Now Mawson himself plunged through a snow bridge, dangling over an abyss by the sledge harness. A line of poetry gave him the will to haul himself back to the surface. Mawson was sometimes reduced to crawling, and one night he discovered that the soles of his feet had completely detached from the flesh beneath. On February 8, when he staggered back to base, his features unrecognizably skeletal, the first teammate to reach him blurted out, "Which one are you?" This thrilling and almost unbelievable account establishes Mawson in his rightful place as one of the greatest polar explorers and expedition leaders. It is illustrated by a trove of Frank Hurley’s famous Antarctic photographs, many never before published in the United States.

The Worst Journey in the World (Illustrated)
The Worst Journey in the World (Illustrated)

Author: Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-11-13

Total Pages: 636

ISBN-13:

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The Worst Journey in the World is a memoir of the 1910–1913 British Antarctic Expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott. It was written by a member of the expedition, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, and has earned wide praise for its frank treatment of the difficulties of the expedition, the causes of its disastrous outcome, and the meaning (if any) of human suffering under extreme conditions. In 1910, Cherry-Garrard and his fellow explorers travelled by sailing vessel, the Terra Nova, from Cardiff to McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. The second-in-command, Dr Edward Wilson had a personal goal in Antarctica to recover eggs of the Emperor penguin for scientific study. As the bird nests during the Antarctic winter, it was necessary to mount a special expedition in July 1911, to the penguins' rookery at Cape Crozier. Wilson chose Cherry-Garrard to accompany him and another crew member across the Ross Ice Shelf under conditions of complete darkness and temperatures of −40 °C and below. All three men, barely alive, returned from Cape Crozier with their egg specimens, which were stored.

The Worst Journey in the World
The Worst Journey in the World

Author: Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2011-06-30

Total Pages: 708

ISBN-13: 1446444147

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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 *

The Worst Journey In The World
The Worst Journey In The World

Author: Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan

Published: 2023-10-01

Total Pages: 911

ISBN-13:

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The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard and Caroline Alexander: An epic tale of Antarctic exploration, "The Worst Journey in the World" tells the story of a harrowing expedition to the South Pole in the early 20th century. Cherry-Garrard's engaging and emotional prose captures the danger and adventure of the journey, while Alexander's insightful and thorough historical research sheds new light on the expedition and its consequences. Key Aspects of the Book "The Worst Journey in the World": Epic Tale of Antarctic Exploration: The book provides an epic tale of Antarctic exploration, capturing the danger and adventure of a harrowing journey to the South Pole in the early 20th century. Engaging and Emotional Prose: Cherry-Garrard's engaging and emotional prose captures the highs and lows of the expedition, making it a thrilling and inspiring read. Insightful and Thorough Historical Research: Alexander's deep historical research sheds new light on the expedition and its impact, enriching our understanding of Antarctic exploration and the challenges faced by early explorers. Apsley Cherry-Garrard was a British explorer and writer who lived in the early 20th century. His works on Antarctic exploration and wilderness survival have contributed significantly to the field of adventure literature and exploration memoirs. Caroline Alexander is an American writer and historian who is known for her works on Antarctic exploration, including "The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition."