The Worst Journey in the World : Antarctic 1910-1913 (The Exlorers Club Classics Series Volume 2)

Rating:
Summary: The Better Read
Review: While Cherry-Gerrard book does give an excellent first hand account of Scott's ill-fated attempt to reach the South Pole in 1911/12, a better read for the scientific evaluation of the event can be found in Susan Soloman's chronical, THE COLDEST MARCH. Here, actual scientific facts are brought together with accounts from the writings of Cherry-Gerrard, Wilson, Scott, as well as others from the Terra Nova expedition. While both are excellent reads, I prefer THE COLDEST MARCH given the overlay of modern scientific data to support what may have gone wrong on the Scott expedition.