A First Rate Tragedy by Diana Preston
Diana Preston's brilliant account of the tragic adventure of survival in the frozen antartic has been updated and revised to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Scott's death.
A first rate book * Sunday Times *
Absorbing and moving. * New York Times *
Penetrating and brilliantly compelling. * Philadelphia Inquirer *
A first rate book. * TLS *
As dramatic and as empathetic as a novel, as informative as a history book. * Frankfurter Neue Presse *
Absorbing and moving. * New York Times *
Penetrating and brilliantly compelling. * Philadelphia Inquirer *
A first rate book. * TLS *
As dramatic and as empathetic as a novel, as informative as a history book. * Frankfurter Neue Presse *
Born and raised in London, Diana Preston studied Modern History at Oxford University. She is the author a number of highly regarded popular histories, such as The Road to Culloden Moor: Bonnie Prince Charlie and the '45 Rebellion; Lusitania: An Epic Tragedy andBefore The Fallout: From Marie Curie to Hiroshima. She lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781849017244 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849017247 |
| Title | A First Rate Tragedy |
| Author | Diana Preston |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2012-02-16 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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