245 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
Meriwether Lewis : our melancholy hero Robert Falcon Scott : a struggle for existence Solomon Andree : we cannot fail Donald Crowhurst : the reward was madness John Franklin : the man who shouldn't have been there Jean Batten : a terrible beauty Aleister Crowley : the wickedest man in the world Claudio Corti : only a madman would try such a thing Maurice Wilson : an elaborate suicide Earl Denman : the romantic heart Guy Waterman, Johnny Waterman, Bill Waterman : walking into darkness
