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Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration
By Roberts, David
- ISBN
- 9780393083712
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton
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Reviewed on November 15, 2012 | Arts and Humanities
Climber and author Roberts (Finding Everett Ruess: The Life and Unsolved Disappearance of a Legendary Wilderness Explorer) presents a well-written narrative on the ambitious and arduous Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911–13 and its intrepid leader, Australian geologist Douglas Mawson. This large, multi-party expedition aimed to explore and study large sections of the then-unmapped Antarctic continent. Mawson only barely survived after two o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
