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Book Condition: Used Very good condition
Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints

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About Item: 1911. Very good condition. In this letter, Scott writes in great haste and some annoyance to an unidentified recipient about the inability to fulfill the recipients request to send photos of the motor sledge. It is likely to have been a request by Wolseley, the manufacturer of the motor sledge. Scott brought three of them for this push to the South Pole but they were a severe disappointment. One sank through thin ice on unloading at Cape Evans. When the final push to the Pole commenced, the two remaining motors departed on October 24th, 1911; they broke down from the horrible surfaces, overheating and mechanical problems, only 6 and 8 days out. Scott & the rest of the party departed Cape Evans on November 1st, 1911 and would only have learned about the motors' failure as they rendezvoused on November 21st. This was a disastrous beginning to the Southern Journey, as the 'Motor Party' had now become the first man-hauling team on the outward leg, and the ponies were forced to pull loads far heavier… Read More
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