A First Rate Tragedy: Captain Scott's Antarctic ExpeditionsConstable, 1997 - 269 Seiten The great tragedy that befell the Scott team could have been averted if they could have trudged just 11 more miles. The Norwegian Trygge Gran found their frozen bod ies close to the food depot. Diana Preston''s story recounts the dramatic events. ' |
Inhalt
Introduction I | 1 |
The Early Heats of the Great Race | 9 |
Scott The Early Days | 19 |
Urheberrecht | |
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A First Rate Tragedy: A Brief History of Captain Scott's Antarctic Expeditions Diana Preston Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2012 |
A First Rate Tragedy: Robert Falcon Scott and the Race to the South Pole Diana Preston Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 1999 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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