I May Be Some Time. The Story Behind the Antarctic Tragedy of Captain Scott, Paperback - Francis Spufford

When Captain Scott died in 1912 on his way back from the South Pole, his story became a myth embedded in the national imagination.

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To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Scott's Antarctic trek, and his tragic death before returning home, this book charts the epic race to the S...

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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Ranulph FiennesNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 128 x 198 x 33Cover type: Paperback / s...

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Costa-award winning author of Golden Hill returns with a memoir that investigates the consequences of what we read as children, with Spufford revis...

DescriptionCaptain Woodfield made 20 seasonal voyages to the Antarctic on three research ships between 1955 and 1974. Starting as a Junior Deck Off...

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