An authorized biography of Antarctic explorer Apsley Cherry-Garrard describes his adventures during Scott's doomed expedition to the South Pole, his service during World War I, his battle against debilitating depression, and his masterful account of his polar adventures, The Worst Journey in the Wor[...]

The Worst Journey in the World recounts Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. Apsley Cherry-Garrard--the youngest member of Scott's team and one of three men to make and survive the notorious Winter Journey--draws on his firsthand experiences as well as the diaries of his com[...]

Den fryktelige ferden utkom for første gang i 1922, og regnes som en av de virkelige klassikerne innen ekspedisjonslitteraturen. Den kan best karakteriseres som en dramatisk og velskrevet reiseskildring. I juni 1910 la polarskuta Terra Nova ut fra Cardiff under ledelse av Robert Falcon Scott. Bare [...]