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To: miss marmelstein
Miss Marmelstein, of course you know that "The Last Place on Earth" was adapted from Roland Huntford's book of the same name.

For those new to the story, Huntford was one of the founders of pro-Amundsen, anti-Scott revisionism, his thesis is that:

1. Scott was a martinet and a glory seeker.

2. Scott could not lead men and caused constant friction among his team members.

3. Scott's organizational and logistical skills were completely not up to the task of a South Polar expedition.

Since then there have been several writers challenging Huntford, the most aggressive of which is Ranulph Fiennes who practically puts Scott back on a golden pedestal.

Personally I believe that (1) and (2) above are unjustified calumny, but (3) is absolutely 100 percent correct.

43 posted on 09/12/2016 6:14:28 PM PDT by Eric Pode of Croydon
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To: Eric Pode of Croydon

Yes, of course. I have the book somewhere here although I read it many years ago. Paradoxically, the television show fostered a fascination with Scott that lasted for many years. I think it was Martin Shaw’s brilliant performance that hooked me. I still recommend it, despite its pro-Amundson stance for its good script and great acting and the fearful locations.

I am still looking for a Swedish film that starred Max Von Sydow as an arctic explorer of a very tragic expedition. The movie used preserved photographs that the dead left behind to great effect. I only saw it once in NYC and have long forgotten its name. Chilling and not because of the weather!


48 posted on 09/13/2016 3:23:09 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Muslims)
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