With Scott in the Antarctic: Edward Wilson: Explorer, Naturalist, Artist

by Isobel Williams, Michael Stroud (Introduction)

The first full biography of the Antarctic hero who accompanied Robert Falcon Scott on his celebrated expeditions
 
This first full account of the last exploration artist traces his life from childhood to his tragic death. Edward Wilson (1872–1912) accompanied Scott on both the Discovery Expedition of 1901–1904 and the Terra Nova Expedition of 1910–1913. Wilson served as junior surgeon and zoologist on Discovery and, on this expedition, with Scott and Ernest Shackleton he set a new Furthest South on December 30, 1902. He was chief of scientific staff on the Terra Nova Expedition and reached the South Pole with Scott, Lawrence Oates, Henry Robertson Bowers, and Edgar Evans on January 18, 1912, arriving there four weeks after the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. Wilson and his four companions died on the return journey. Trained as a physician, Wilson was also a skilled artist. His drawings and paintings lavishly illustrated both expeditions. He was the last major exploration artist; technological developments in the field of photography were soon to make cameras practical as a way of recording journeys into the unknown.

Genres: Nonfiction

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Isobel P. Williams is a retired medical consultant physician who has gone on to become an author, speaker and lecturer on polar matters. Her work includes biographies of Edward Wilson and Edgar Evans.

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solid biography but an interesting person.

[Pippa]

I've already read a lot of these books about Scott's expedition but some of them are a bit of a jumble in my mind. This one is about Wilson.