
The Great White South Traveling with Robert F. Scott's Doomed South Pole Expedition
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The Great White South Traveling with Robert F. Scott's Doomed South Pole Expedition
About this book
 Venture into one of the planet's most unforgiving landscapes through the eyes of Herbert Ponting, the official photographer of Robert F. Scott's legendary expedition. In The Great White South, Ponting offers readers a breathtaking blend of vivid storytelling and extraordinary visual documentation of the race to the South Pole. His eloquent narrative captures the stark beauty of Antarctica's endless ice fields, the daily hardships of expedition life, and the mounting tension as Scott and his men push further into the frozen unknown. Ponting's photographsâmany included in this editionâremain some of the most iconic images of polar exploration. But beneath the grandeur lies the shadow of impending tragedy, lending the work an elegiac quality that resonates deeply. The Great White South is not merely a travelogue; it is a stirring homage to human aspiration, courage, and sacrifice. This timeless classic invites modern readers to witness firsthand the majesty and peril that claimed some of history's bravest explorers.Â
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Table of contents
- Title page
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- DEDICATION
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION BY LADY SCOTT
- BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1910-13
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAPTER IâTHE EXPEDITION LEAVES ENGLAND
- CHAPTER IIâINTO THE âFIFTIESâ
- CHAPTER IIIâTHE TERRA NOVA ENTERS THE PACK-ICE
- CHAPTER IVâBATTLING WITH THE ICE-FLOES
- CHAPTER VâTHE GREAT ICE BARRIER
- CHAPTER VIâWE LAND ON ROSS ISLAND
- CHAPTER VIIâSOME PHOTOGRAPHING EPISODES
- CHAPTER VIIIâWE COMPLETE OUR WINTER-QUARTERS
- CHAPTER IXâEXPLORING OPERATIONS COMMENCE
- CHAPTER XâTHE BARNE GLACIER AND CAPE ROYDS
- CHAPTER XIâTHE FREEZING OF THE SEA
- CHAPTER XIIâFAREWELL TO THE SUN
- CHAPTER XIIIâTHE POLAR WINTER
- CHAPTER XIVâTHE RETURN OF THE SUN
- CHAPTER XVâTHE EARLY SPRING
- CHAPTER XVIâTHE START FOR THE POLE
- CHAPTER XVIIâTHE POLAR SUMMER
- CHAPTER XVIIIâCONCERNING SEALS
- CHAPTER XIXâTHE BUCCANEERS OF THE SOUTH
- CHAPTER XXâTHE REAL INHABITANTS
- CHAPTER XXIâTHE RETURN OF THE TERRA NOVA
- CHAPTER XXIIâTHE SOUTH POLE
- THE END OF THE EXPEDITION
- EPILOGUE
- In Memoriam