THE LOST PHOTOGRAPHS OF CAPTAIN SCOTT
OCTOBER 2011 HARDCOVER
The Lost Photographs of Captain Scott: Unseen Images from the Legendary Antarctic Expedition
David M. Wilson
978-0-316-17850-1, $35.00
The historic publication of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s own long-lost photographs, 100 years after his team’s legendary journey to the South Pole.
The legend of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, icon of fortitude and courage, who perished with his fellow explorers on their return from the South Pole in March 1912, is an enduring one. However, many do not know that throughout his journey, in the face of extreme climactic conditions and technical challenges, Scott used a camera to capture breathtaking polar panoramas, geographical and geological scenes, and action photographs of the explorers and their animals, remarkable for their technical skill as well as for their poignancy. Lost, fought over, neglected, and finally resurrected, Scott’s final photographs are collected together here for the first time: a humbling testament to the last great expedition of the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration.
About the Author: David M. Wilson, a highly respected polar historian who regularly lectures on exploration history, is a great nephew of Dr. Edward Wilson, who died with Captain Scott and his party. He lives in Cambridge, England.
Publicity Contact: Theresa Giacopasi, theresa.giacopasi@hbgusa.com
