The Last Great Quest by Max Jones
Recent decades have seen controversy rage over whether Captain Scott was the last of a line of great Victorian explorers, intent on discovering uncharted lands, or a hopeless incompetent driven by personal ambition. Max Jones reveals a complex figure, a product of the passions and preoccupations of an imperial age.
a mesmerising and superbly researched book Beryl Bainbridge, The Spectator a fascinating and wide-ranging study Anthony Sattin, The Sunday Times A meticulous examination..weaving record, anecdote and example with great skill, with some remarkable conclusions Duncan Spencer, Washington Times Jones sets out to disentangle the various strands of the Scott adventure. He is illuminating, too, on the evolution of exploration Justin Marozzi, Sunday Telegraph well written...likely to appeal to a wide audience Publishing News Excellent: the first serious historical account of Scott's ill-fated expedition David Cannadine The Last Great Quest throws a fascinating light on the Scott myth Andrew Taylor, Literary Review valuable and fascinating... Robert Carver, Times Literary Supplement
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192804839 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192804839 |
| Title | The Last Great Quest |
| Author | Max Jones |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2003-10-09 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
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