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"The Worst Journey in the World is to travel writing what War and Peace is to the novel . . . a masterpiece."--The New York Review of Books
"When people ask me, 'What is your favorite travel book?' I nearly always name this book. It is about courage, misery,... Read Full Overview

"The Worst Journey in the World" recounts Robert Falcon Scotts ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. Apsley Cherry-Garrardthe youngest member of Scotts team and one of three men to make and survive the notorious Winter Journeydraws on his firsthand experiences as well as the... Read Full Overview

La exploraci n polar es la experiencia m s cruel y solitaria imaginable. El explorador brit nico Apsley Cherry-Garrard nos lo cuenta a trav s de sus vivencias en la expedici n del capit n Scott al Polo Sur (1910-1913), en la que ste y tres de sus hombres hallaron la muerte. A... Read Full Overview

A Yiddish translation by Barry Goldstein of the Winter Journey from The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard.

A month's travel, man-hauling sledges, in the middle of the Antarctic winter, seeking Emperor penguin eggs.

With the original English on... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview