{"product_id":"9780007450442","title":"Scott of the Antarctic: The Definitive Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Crane has given us a magisterial portrait of one of Britain’s greatest heroes and explorers, acclaimed as the ‘masterpiece’ on the subject. Reissued for the 100th anniversary of Scott’s doomed expedition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more…For God’s sake look after our people.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese were the final words written in Scott’s diary on 29 March 1912, as he lay dying of exhaustion, starvation and extreme cold, in his tent on his return journey from the South Pole. Since then he has been the subject of many books. Yet in all the pages that have been written about him, the personality behind the legend has been forgotten or distorted beyond all recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Crane’s magisterial biography redresses this completely. By reassessing Scott’s life and his substantial scientific achievements, Crane is able to provide a fresh and exciting perspective on both the Discovery expedition of 1901-4 and the Terra Nova expedition of 1910-12. The courage and tragedy of Scott’s last journey are only one part of the process, for the scientific enquiry that led up to it transformed the whole nature and ambition of Antarctic exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with the full support of Scott’s surviving relatives, and with access to the voluminous diaries and records of key participants, this definitive biography sets out to reconcile the very private struggles of the man with the very public life of extremes that he led.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Crane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46895215739029,"sku":"9780007450442","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007450442_e0ebd554-a3dd-4a3c-82c7-556bbc23772f.jpg?v=1776888263","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007450442","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}