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Alone on the ice : the greatest survival story in the history of exploration / David Roberts.

Summary:

Describes the epic journey undertaken by Douglas Mawson, who suffered starvation, the loss of his team, and a crippling foot injury as he resorted to crawling back to base camp during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1913.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780393240160
  • ISBN: 0393240169
  • Physical Description: 368 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2013]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Forgotten by God -- Prof Doggo -- Cape Denison -- The home of the blizzard -- The painful silence -- Dead easy to die -- winter madness.
Subject:
Mawson, Douglas, 1882-1958 > Travel.
Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914)
Antarctica > Discovery and exploration.

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