With Scott before the mast
Title:
With Scott before the mast
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By Francis Davies ; edited by Joy Watts ; [foreword by David Wilson] ; [preface by Joy Watts].
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Publication Information:
Cheltenham, UK : Reardon Publishing, 2020.
Physical Description:
152 pages : illustrations, portraits, map ; 31 cm
ISBN:
9781901037555
General Note:
"These are the journals of Francis Davies, leading shipwright RN when on board Captain Scott's Terra Nova."
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Variant Title:
With Scott before the mast : British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913
Contents:
Foreword by David Wilson -- Preface by Joy Watts great niece of Francis Davis -- Prologue -- Chapter I. Signing on -- Chapter II. Getting ready to leave -- Chapter III. Setting sail -- Chapter IV. Heading south -- Chapter V. Crossing the line -- Chapter VI. Hospitality at Simonstown -- Chapter VII. The roaring forties -- Chapter VIII. Disaster narrowly averted -- Chapter IX. Christmas day in the pack-ice -- Chapter X. New land sighted -- Chapter XI. Surveying the three kings -- Chapter XII. Preparing for the second voyage South -- Chapter XIII. The polar party sets off -- Chapter XIV. Horse racing at Christchurch -- Chapter XV. Hydrographic survey of Admiralty Bay -- Chapter XVI. Last voyage south -- Robert Falcon Scott (1868-19121). His life and connections to the City of Plymouth -- Chapter XVII. Return to Cardiff -- Notes -- Antarctic greeting cards -- Invitation cards -- Letters -- Francis Davies' career following the British Antarctic Expedition Terra Nova 1910-1913. Francis Davies returned to service in the Royal Navy -- Antarctic Heritage Trust: inspiring explorers -- New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust outreach programme information -- UK Antarctic Heritage Trust.