The Last Great Quest: Captain Scott's Antarctic Sacrifice

by Max Jones

Book Overview

Many have told the story of Sir Robert Scott's dramatic and, ultimately, tragic race to the South Pole. But in The Last Great Quest, Max Jones adds a new dimension to the story by probing the nature of heroism in modern Britain as reflected in the strengths and weaknesses of Scott himself. In particular, he charts the cultural reverberations of Scott's death and sacrifice on the eve of the greatest slaughter in British history--the First World War...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192804839
• ISBN13: 9780192804839
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

An investiagtion of Scotts south pole expedition

Scott reached the South Pole....and found a Norwegian flag planted on it. He had arrived just weeks late. The mechanical `beasts' he had brought with him, tread driven sledges, have broken down. Soon Scotts party is starving and unable to walk, and eventually they die, having reached the South Pole but not been able to return to their homeland. This book chronicles the disaster of Scotts expedition, the success and dramatic failures it encountered. The author then explores the hitherto unknown part of Scotts accomplishment: the aftermath. Such interesting aspects are looked at as the memorial designs for Scott and the many memorials in London's Newspapers. Also the author looks at the `imperialism' of Scotts enterprise and the way in which Scott and his `martyrdom' have been remembered. An interesting book, with much to offer.