The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Caroline Alexander

The Worst Journey in the World

Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Caroline Alexander

640 pages first pub 1922 (editions)

nonfiction history travel adventurous informative slow-paced

Description

The Worst Journey in the World recounts Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. Apsley Cherry-Garrard, the youngest member of Scott's team and one of three men to make and survive the notorious Winter Journey, draws on his fi...

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Moods

adventurous 94%
informative 76%
inspiring 52%
reflective 52%
sad 47%
challenging 41%
dark 23%
emotional 23%
tense 23%
hopeful 11%
funny 5%

Pace

slow 87%
medium 6%
fast 6%

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