I May Be Some Time - The Story Behind the Antarctic Tragedy of Captain Scott

When Captain Scott died in 1912 on his way back from the South Pole, his story became a myth embedded in the national imagination. Everyone remembers the doomed Captain Oates's last words: 'I'm just going outside, and I may be some time.' Francis Spufford's celebrated and prize-winning history shows how Scott's death was the culmination of a national enchantment with vast empty spaces, the beauty of untrodden snow, and perilous journeys to the end of the earth.

Product details

• Authors: Francis Spufford, Francis (author) Spufford
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9780571346783
• ISBN: 978-0-571-34678-3
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 200 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Geographical discovery & exploration, General & world history, General and world history, Geographical discovery and exploration, Polar regions, History of other geographical groupings and regions