The Great White South or With Scott in the Antarctic by Herbert G Ponting

Book Description

Secondhand. Fair condition. Substantial wear to book cover and edges. The is foxing throughout the book. Suitable for reading but not a collectible condition. See images for more information.

Subtitle: Being an account of experiences with Captain Scott's South Pole expedition and of the natural life of the Antarctic.

Photographer Ponting joined Robert Scott's expedition to the South Pole in 1910. His remarkable book not only tells of the life among Scott's crew on board and at camp but also provides numerous photos depicting the Antarctic landscape. Ponting also recorded, both in print and on film, habits of the native penguins and seals, and shares stories of his arrival at volcanic Mount Erebus, nearly losing a team of dogs in a crevasse, and escaping a harrowing run-in with a pack of killer-whales. Ponting also tells of the struggle to survive in the extreme conditions at the pole, and how Scott died with two of his crewmen shortly after achieving their goal.