I May Be Some Time
Francis Spufford
A cultural history of a national obsession with polar exploration and mountaineering, and a study of how the poles have been perceived, dreamed of, even desired. It sets out to show how Captain Scott's death was the culmination of a long-running national enchantment with perilous journeys.
Posted by captainmcdan@abctales.com (47 weeks ago ) Far more than simply a history of polar exploration, this is a very serious and academic investigation into the grip the poles had (and have) on some people's imagination, why Scott went to the Antarctic, and why he failed.
It's a little like a difficult trudge through soft snow at times, particularly in the early chapters, but the final account of the Scott expedition is very powerful stuff and the book as a whole is fascinating.
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