{"product_id":"9781803997421-scott-of-the-antarctic","title":"Scott of the Antarctic","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis biography describes Captain Scott's short life and the explorations which he and his team made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe life of Captain Robert Falcon Scott – \u003cem\u003eScott of the Antarctic\u003c\/em\u003e – and the courage that he exemplified have marked him out as a hero to generations, despite his failure to be the first to reach the South Pole.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1868, Scott joined the Royal Navy as a cadet at the age of 13 and progressed through the ranks to become a lieutenant. In 1899, after a chance encounter with Clements Markham, president of the Royal Geographical Society, he asked to be involved in the forthcoming exploration of the Antarctic. A year later he was appointed to lead the National Antarctic Expedition, which reached further south than any previous attempts, and Scott returned to Britain a national hero. But Scott was not content to stop there: he dreamed of becoming the first explorer to reach the South Pole. And so it was that, in 1910, he and his team ventured out on a second Antarctic expedition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eScott of the Antarctic\u003c\/em\u003e vividly recreates that fateful journey across the unforgiving, frozen continent. In practical terms, the mission was a failure, but the men’s bravery ensured that they would become part of exploration history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41601048903777,"sku":"9781803997421","price":9.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_30104307.jpg?v=1726732598","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781803997421-scott-of-the-antarctic","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}