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New ReleaseANTARCTICA Edward A WILSON & Henry R BOWERS A TALE for OUR GENERATION: An account of the 'Winter Journey" 1st edition thus, colour and b/w plates and maps, uncut, hardcover. Perth, ACE Pty Ltd, 2011 Price: $50 * A transcription from the original manuscript of Edward Adrian Wilson's report written in the Antarctic Winter of 1911 and titled "Sledge Journey to Cape Crozier from Cape Evans June 27th 1911 to Aug. 1st 1911". The Report was written up in the second half of 1911, prior to Bowers and Wilson forming part of the team selected by Scott for the final push to the South Pole, and following which Apsley Cherry-Garrard was the only survivor of the Cape Crozier Party. Edward Wilson's report of the Cape Crozier Party refers to the journey made famous by Apsley Cherry-Garrard as The Worst Journey in the World and described by Captain Scott as one of the most gallant stories in Polar History..."It makes a tale for our generation which I hope may not be lost in the telling". If you wish to order a copy of the book, please telephone us +(61 8) 9386 5842 or email us: books@muirbooks.com
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