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Emperors of the Ice
A True Story of Disaster and Survival in the Antarctic, 1910–13
By Farr, Richard
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37431-975-5
- Publisher
- Farrar
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2008
Gr 7-10 A recounting of the fatal Antarctic exploration led by Englishman Robert Falcon Scott. The story is told from the point of view of journeyman Apsley Cherry-Garrard and is based on his experiences as recorded in "The Worst Journey in the World". The author incorporates numerous primary sources, including diaries, letters, and black-and-white reproductions and archival photographs...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2008
For anyone who doubts that the line between fiction and nonfiction has blurred practically beyond recognition, take a look at this: the story of Scott's tragic South Pole quest retold as a first-person memoir by one of the expedition members, Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Farr protests in the preface that this is not fiction, and everything about the book asserts itself as nonfiction—plentiful archival photographs in a familiar photobiography format; extensive backmatter, including a chronology and an impressive bibliography; interspersed maps and manifests; eve...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
The story of Scott's tragic South Pole quest is here retold as a fictional memoir by one of the expedition members, Apsley Cherry-G...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
