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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10562216788260 |
| Trademe Reference: | PR1455 (26) |
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| New / Used: | Used |
Description
THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARD: Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
by Sir Douglas Mawson
DESCRIPTION
Format: medium cloth board hardcover
Published: Hodder and Stoughton 1930, abridged edition
Size (mm): 165 w x 245 h x 45 d
Pages: 438
SKU: A4/2606/UXXX
ABOUT
Details the harrowing triumphs, scientific achievements, and brutal tragedies of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911–1914.
Details the extreme conditions, the relentless blizzards, and the profound challenges faced by the team as they pushed the boundaries of human endurance and scientific discovery. The narrative vividly illustrates the stark beauty and unforgiving nature of the Antarctic landscape, presenting a testament to courage and resilience.
Unlike his contemporaries Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen, who were locked in a frantic race to reach the geographic South Pole, Mawson's mission focused purely on scientific inquiry, mapping, and geographical exploration.
Illustrated throughout with monochrome images, and fold out maps.
CONDITION
Immaculate with wear light on covers and pages edges, faint marks on end paper, pages as new.
IMAGES
Are of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.
REMARKS
Scarce
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