Short description
On November 12, 1912, a rescue team trekking across Antarctica's Great Ice Barrier found what they sought--the snow-covered tent of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott. 3 maps. Two 8-page inserts.
Review
This stirring account demonstrates how a thrice-told tale can acquire arresting immediacy... Preston's vibrant biographical passages reveal the [men] in a human context ... [and] the solitude of the Antarctic, [and] the diminutive shapes of intruders filing across immense wastes, is vividly rendered...