The South Pole: A Historical Reader
Terra Australius Incognito. Long before its discovery the ancient Greeks surmised that a continent must exist at the bottom of the world, writes Anthony Brandt in his introduction to this marvelous history of Antarctic exploration. The quest to find and explore Antarctica has consumed men and women ever since. The South Pole weaves together some of the great Antarctic adventure stories, as told by the explorers themselves: Ernest Shackleton's modest bravery rescuing his stranded crew: Roald...
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Terra Australius Incognito. Long before its discovery the ancient Greeks surmised that a continent must exist at the bottom of the world, writes Anthony Brandt in his introduction to this marvelous history of Antarctic exploration. The quest to find and explore Antarctica has consumed men and women ever since. The South Pole weaves together some of the great Antarctic adventure stories, as told by the explorers themselves: Ernest Shackleton's modest bravery rescuing his stranded crew: Roald Amundsen's account of being first at the Pole; Robert Falcon Scott's touching, tragic death. The book also includes little-known accounts that vividly describe the hardships, beauty, and extreme challenges of life in the most hostile environment on Earth. Readers will be surprised to discover Edmund Halley's amusing first description of penguins, Captain Cook's speculations regarding the source of Antarctica's huge tabular icebergs, and Douglas Mawson's heroic solo trek across the ice after losing his companions and his food. Anthony Brandt's authoritative narrative places this tapestry of characters and adventures into context and brings the story of Antarctic exploration from the ancient Greeks to the modern era.
IntroductionixPart 1The Myth of Antarctica1From The Three Voyages of Edmund Halley in the Paramore5From The Journals of the Second Voyage 1772-177513Part 2Antarctica Unveiled46From A Voyage Towards the South Pole Performed in the Years 1822-2451Recent Discoveries in the Antarctic Ocean from the Log Book of the Brig Tula, 183362Discoveries in the Antarctic Ocean in February, 1839, including remarks by Charles Darwin71From The United States Exploring Expedition90From A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions, 1839-43117Part 3The Time of the Heroes138From The Voyage of the Discovery145From The Journal of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition166From The Heart of the Antarctic174From The Worst Journey in the World191From The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the Fram253From The Diaries of the Terra Nova Expedition305From The Home of the Blizzard348From South364Part 4The Scientific Age400"April 1: God of 2.5" From Alone404"My Flight Across Antarctica" From National Geographic Magazine, June 1936422"South Ice to the South Pole" From The Crossing of Antarctica446
