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The Last Great Quest: Captain Scott's Antarctic Sacrifice

The Last Great Quest: Captain Scott's Antarctic Sacrifice Hardback - 2003

by Jones, Max

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Jones tells the story of Sir Robert Scott's tragic race to the South Pole, arguing Scott's death as a pivotal moment in British history that would impact the generation of British men who fought in World War I.

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  • Title The Last Great Quest: Captain Scott's Antarctic Sacrifice
  • Author Jones, Max
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 2003 First Editi
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford
  • Date 2003
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GOR002362620
  • ISBN 9780192804839 / 0192804839
  • Weight 1.67 lbs (0.76 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.7 x 6.34 x 1.39 in (24.64 x 16.10 x 3.53 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1919
    • Cultural Region: Arctic/Antarctic
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress subjects Scott, Robert Falcon, Antarctica - Discovery and exploration -
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 09/15/2003, Page 202
  • Library Journal, 10/15/2003, Page 81
  • Publishers Weekly, 09/15/2003, Page 51

About the author

Max Jones is Lecturer in Modern British History at the University of Manchester . He has published various articles on Scott, and was the "talking head" for A&E's documentary on Shackelton.