A revision of a pre-Huntford critical work on Scott, though he says he didn’t know he was writing a “debunking” biography in 1977. Doesn’t have the acerbic bite of Huntford, but has something critical to say about all three explorers.
Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen: Ambition and Tragedy in the Antarctic.
Thomson, David. New York: Thunder’s Mouth Press, 2002 [first published 1977].
- Antarctic Reading: General
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Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen: Ambition and Tragedy in the Antarctic.
Thomson, David. New York: Thunder’s Mouth Press, 2002 [1977].
- Heroic Age 1901-1921.
- Antarctic Reading: Expeditions
Preview
A revision of a pre-Huntford critical work on Scott, though he says he didn’t know he was writing a “debunking” biography in 1977. Doesn’t have the acerbic bite of Huntford, but has something critical to say about all three of his subjects.