The Worst Journey in the World
| Author | : Apsley Cherry-Garrard |
| Publisher | : Random House |
| Total Pages | : 708 |
| Release | : 2011-06-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781446444146 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1446444147 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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 *
