Captain Scott

Author : Margot Dixon
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781039188662

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Captain Scott's Scrapbook by Margot Dixon Pdf

Amongst the family albums her mother had kept, Margot Dixon found something very curious—Captain Samuel F. Scott’s old scrapbook. Who was this man? And why did her family have his scrapbook? As she read through the book, full of one-of-a-kind documents, she soon realized this intriguing scrapbook was much more than a family curiosity. From the items within the scrapbook and Margot’s own research, a fascinating story emerged, one of a life on the high seas in the late nineteenth century, sailing across some of the most dangerous waters, facing storms, shipwrecks, illness, war, mutiny, and tragedy. Born in New Brunswick, Captain Scott, along with his family, sailed across the world for various shipping companies. While sailing from England to India, his wife and two of his children tragically died. Returning to Canada, he remarried and, with his family in tow, sailed three times across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. But, after years at sea and another tragedy, Captain Scott turned to gold mining in British Columbia, then explored business opportunities along the west coast of Canada and the United States before his untimely death. Based on the documents in Captain Scott’s original scrapbook, collected during his lifetime, 1847–1905, and then transcribed by Margot, Captain Scott’s Scrapbook provides an intimate account of one of Canada’s most remarkable post-confederate shipmasters.

Author : Charles Turley
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:4057664103789

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The Voyages of Captain Scott by Charles Turley Pdf

The Voyages of Captain Scott retells the stories of the Discovery Expedition and the Terra Nova Expedition of Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions. "The Voyage of the Discovery" is an account of Scott's First Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904, also known as the Discovery Expedition. This expedition carried out scientific research and geographical exploration in what was then largely an untouched continent. It launched the Antarctic careers of many who would become leading figures in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. "Scott's Last Expedition" is an account of the British Antarctic Expedition which took place between 1910 and 1913, also known as the Terra Nova Expedition. Scott wished to continue the scientific work that he had begun when leading the Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic in 1901–04. He also wanted to be the first to reach the geographic South Pole. He and four companions attained the pole on 17 January 1912, where they found that the Norwegian team led by Roald Amundsen had preceded them by 34 days. Scott's entire party died on the return journey from the pole; some of their bodies, journals, and photographs were found by a search party eight months later.

Author : Charles Turley
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783387056747

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The Voyages of Captain Scott; Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition by Charles Turley Pdf

Author : Dr. David M. Wilson
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780316193580

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The Lost Photographs of Captain Scott by Dr. David M. Wilson Pdf

The myth of Scott of the Antarctic, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, icon of fortitude and courage who perished with his fellow explorers on their return from the South Pole on March 29th, 1912, is an enduring one, elevated, dismantled and restored during the turbulence of the succeeding century. Until now, the legend of the doomed Terra Nova expedition has been constructed out of Scott's own diaries and those of his companions, the sketches of 'Uncle Bill' Wilson and the celebrated photographs of Herbert Ponting. Yet for the final, fateful months of their journey, the systematic imaging of this extraordinary scientific endeavor was left to Scott himself, trained by Ponting. In the face of extreme climactic conditions and technical challenges at the dawn of photography, Scott achieved an iconic series of images; breathtaking polar panoramas, geographical and geological formations, and action photographs of the explorers and their animals, remarkable for their technical mastery as well as for their poignancy. Lost, fought over, neglected and finally resurrected, Scott's final photographs are here collected, accurately attributed and catalogued for the first time: a new dimension to the last great expedition of the Heroic Age and a humbling testament to the men whose graves still lie unmarked in the vastness of the Great Alone.

Author : Adrian Bradbury
Publisher : Collins Big Cat
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09
Category : Antarctica
ISBN : 0007461992

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Captain Scott by Adrian Bradbury Pdf

One hundred years ago, Captain Scott, naval officer and explorer wanted to be the first person to reach the South Pole. Was he the first to reach it? Discover what happened to him and his men when they went to the coldest place on Earth. * Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary. * Text type: An information book * Curriculum links: Literacy: Information texts.

Author : Harry Ludlam
Publisher : London ; New York : W. Foulsham
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015010689597

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Captain Scott by Harry Ludlam Pdf

Author : Roald Amundsen
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547671466

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The South Pole by Roald Amundsen Pdf

The South Pole is a book by Roald Amundsen and it represents an interesting first-hand account of the Norwegian expedition's successful attempt to reach the South Pole in 1911. Amundsen spends a great deal of time talking about logistics and placing of depots in preparation for his polar attempt all the way from the preparation leading up to the initial sea voyage, the voyage itself and then the establishing of a camp at the Antarctic. Although they were lucky with the weather, and Amundsen attributed the success of the expedition to "good luck", it is obvious that the Norwegian expedition was well prepared and ready for the troubles ahead; the equipment, the sledges with well-trained dogs, the supply depots with seal meat at regular intervals along the route, the sunglasses to avoid snow blindness; it was all thought of in advance.

Author : Anne Strathie
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780752478715

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Birdie Bowers by Anne Strathie Pdf

Henry ‘Birdie’ Bowers realised his life’s ambition when he was selected for Captain Scott’s Terra Nova expedition to the Antarctic, yet he also met his death on the journey. Born to a sea-faring father and adventurous mother on the Firth of Clyde, Bowers’ boyhood obsession with travel and adventure took him round the world several times and his life appears, with hindsight, to have been a ceaseless preparation for his ultimate, Antarctic challenge. Although just 5ft 4in, he was a bundle of energy; knowledgeable, indefatigable and the ultimate team player. In Scott’s words, he was ‘a marvel’. This new biography, drawing on Bowers’ letters, journals and previously neglected material, sheds new light on Bowers and tells the full story of the hardy naval officer who could always lift his companions’ spirits.

Author : Abhay Kumar Dubey
Publisher : Pustak Mahal
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9788122305357

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Adventures by Abhay Kumar Dubey Pdf

All topics are based on facts and history and include everything important since the evolution of universe and life. the text is well-researched and the language is so lucid that the reader unknowingly gets swayed into a new world of thrill and excitement without feeling the strain of reading.The book is packed with hundreds of rare illustrations and live-action photographs.

Author : Peter Ludwig Brent
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015004106038

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Captain Scott and the Antarctic Tragedy by Peter Ludwig Brent Pdf

Fully illustrated account of the life of Scott and his expedition and death in Antarctica in 1912.

Author : Charles Turley
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783387056754

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The Voyages of Captain Scott; Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition by Charles Turley Pdf

Author : Robert Falcon Scott
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-12
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780191608872

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Journals by Robert Falcon Scott Pdf

'For God's sake look after our people' Captain Scott's harrowing account of his expedition to the South Pole in 1910-12 was first published in 1913. In his journals Scott records his party's optimistic departure from New Zealand, the hazardous voyage of theTerra Nova to Antarctica, and the trek with ponies and dogs across the ice to the Pole. On the way the explorers conduct scientific experiments, collect specimens, and get to know each other's characters. Their discovery that Amundsen has beaten them to their goal, and the endurance with which they face an 850-mile march to safety, have become the stuff of legend. This new edition publishes for the first time a complete list of the changes made to Scott's original text before publication. In his Introduction Max Jones illuminates the Journals' writing and publication, Scott's changing reputation, and the continued attraction of heroes in our cynical age. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1861
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555100544

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Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Pdf

Author : Charles Turley
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783732637782

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The Voyages of Captain Scott by Charles Turley Pdf

Reproduction of the original: The Voyages of Captain Scott by Charles Turley

Author : Justin Gardiner
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780820354965

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Beneath the Shadow by Justin Gardiner Pdf

In February 2010, with the help of a friend who works as a photographer with a National Geographic–sponsored cruise line, Justin Gardiner boarded a ship bound for Antarctica. A stowaway of sorts, Gardiner used his experiences on this voyage as the narrative backdrop for Beneath the Shadow, a compelling firsthand account that breathes new life into the nineteenth-century journals of Antarctic explorers such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, and Captain Roald Amundsen. Beneath the Shadow is centered on journal excerpts by eight famous explorers, which Gardiner uses as touchstones for modern-day experiences of harsh seas, chance encounters, rugged terrain, and unspeakable beauty. With equal parts levity and lyricism, Gardiner navigates the distance between the historical and the contemporary, the artistic and the scientific, the heroic and the mundane. The bold and tragic tales of Antarctic explorers have long held our collective imagination—almost as much as the mythically remote land such explorers ventured to—and this book makes those voices come to life as few ever have.