Ebook: Captain Scott's Invaluable Assistant: Edgar Evans

Edgar Evans was described by Robert Falcon Scott as 'a giant worker ... an invaluable assistant'. Having joined the Royal Navy as a boy sailor at the age of 15, he rose rapidly to the rank of chief petty officer, serving with a young Scott on board HMS Majestic along the way. He took part in the Discovery Expedition of 1901-04, and was awarded the Polar Medal on Scott's recommendation. In between expeditions, he trained the Royal Tournament-winning Portsmouth field gun team. He explored more miles of Antartica than any other member of the Terra Nova Expedition, but his contribution has been l.;Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Gower Peninsula: Early Life; 2 The Boy Sailor: Naval Training; 3 The Discovery Expedition; 4 From England to South Africa; 5 The Southern Ocean to Antarctica; 6 Early Months in Antarctica: February to September 1902; 7 The Antarctic Spring: September to October 1902; 8 The Antarctic Summer: October 1902 to January 1903; 9 The End of the Discovery Expedition, 1903-04; 10 Return from Antarctica, then Home Again, 1904-10; 11 Terra Nova; 12 The First Western Party; 13 The Winter Months, 1911; 14 The Polar Assault.