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      The Worst Journey in the World: Ranked number 1 in National Geographic’s 100 Best Adventure Books of All Time

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      Despite the horrors that Scott and his men eventually faced, Cherry-Garrard's account is filled with details of scientific discovery and anecdotes of human resilience in a harsh environment, supported by diary excerpts and accounts from other explorers.

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      Product ID:9780099530374
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:The Worst Journey in the World
      Subtitle:Ranked number 1 in National Geographic’s 100 Best Adventure Books of All Time
      Authors:Author: Apsley Cherry-Garrard
      Page Count:720
      Subjects:True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Expeditions: popular accounts, Expeditions, Antarctica, c 1900 - c 1914
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      Despite the horrors that Scott and his men eventually faced, Cherry-Garrard's account is filled with details of scientific discovery and anecdotes of human resilience in a harsh environment, supported by diary excerpts and accounts from other explorers.

      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 *


      Imprint Name:Vintage Classics
      Publisher Name:Vintage Publishing
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2010-04-01

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      Weight578 g
      Dimensions198 × 130 × 39 mm