Ebook: Birdie Bowers: Captain Scott's Marvel

Henry 'Birdie' Bowers (1883-1912) realised his life's ambition when he was selected for Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to the Antarctic, yet he was only asked to join the team that would actually reach the South Pole at the last moment. He died on the return journey, caught in a blizzard with Scott and Edward Wilson. Born to a sea-faring father and adventurous mother on the Firth of Clyde, Bowers' boyhood obsession with travel and adventure took him round the world several times and his life appears, with hindsight, to have been a ceaseless preparation for his ultimate, Antarctic challenge. Onl.;Cover; Title; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; Maps; Introduction; Prologue; 1 Family Roots; 2 Learning the Ropes; 3 Sailing the Seven Seas; 4 Entering New Worlds; 5 In Captain Bowers' Footsteps; 6 Scotland, Dangerous Waters and a Beautiful Island; 7 Uncertain Times and a New Beginning; 8 Heading South; 9 To the Point of Departure; 10 Down to the Ice; 11 The Depot Journey; 12 Deepest Winter; 13 Getting Ready; 14 Across the Barrier to the Beardmore; 15 To the Pole; 16 The Long Haul Back; 17 Breaking the Silence; Epilogue; Appendix A Expedition Personnel; Appendix B Glossary.