The Voyage Of The Discovery Vol 2 Of 2 Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Voyage of the 'Discovery', Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Robert F. Scott and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Voyage of the 'Discovery', Vol. 2 of 2 - Finding Depot 'B' - Scurvy Again - Shackleton Becomes III - The Last of our Dog Team - Bad Light for Steering - Anxious Days - Depot 'A' - Over-eating - The Last Lap Home Again - Our Welcome; Royds' Journey to Cape Crozier - The King's Birthday - Athletic Sports - The Western Journey - Difficulties amongst the Mountains - Ascent of the Ferrar Glacier - Approaching the Summit - First Party on the Interior of Victoria Land - Return of Western Party - Summer Thawing - About the Islands to the South-West - Curious Ice Formations - Recovery of the Boats - Preparing for Sea - History of the Relief Expedition - Arrival of the 'Morning'; Effects of the Strain of the Southern Journey - Communication with the 'Morning' - Change of Weather - Stores Transported - Delays in the Break-up of the Ice - Closing of the Season - Departure of the 'Morning' - Making Provision for the Winter - Settling Down - Hockey - Departure of the Sun - Fishing Operations - Record Temperatures - The Electrometer - Midwinter Feast - Our Growing Puppies - Hodgson at Work - The 'Flying Scud' - Return of the Sun - Signs of Summer - Plans for the Future - General Good Health; Parties Starting - Away to New Harbour - We Find a Good Road, Establish a Depot, and Return - Sledding in Record Temperatures - Experiences in Different Directions - Emperor Penguin Chicks - Eclipse of the Sun - A Great Capture - Preparing for the Western Journey - Ascending Ferrar Glacier - Our Sledges Break Down - Forced to Return - Some Good Marching About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.