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

"On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp. The dogs were gone. Now Mawson himself plunged through a snow bridge, dangling over an abyss by the sledge harness. A line of poetry gave h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roberts, David, 1943-2021
Language:English
Published: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2013], ©2013.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Mawson, Douglas, > 1882-1958 > Travel.
Australasian Antarctic Expedition > (1911-1914)
Antarctica > Discovery and exploration.
NonFiction.
Adventure > Explorers > Travel.
Genre:
NonFiction.
Adventure
Physical Description:368 pages, 24 unnumbered pages plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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