{"product_id":"the-home-of-the-blizzard-story-of-the-australasian-antarctic-expedition-1911","title":"THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARD: Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE HOME OF THE BLIZZARD: Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby Sir Douglas Mawson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: medium cloth board hardcover \u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Hodder and Stoughton 1930, abridged edition\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 165 w x 245 h x 45 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 438\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A4\/2606\/UXXX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nDetails the harrowing triumphs, scientific achievements, and brutal tragedies of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911–1914.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetails 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome images, and fold out maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nImmaculate with wear light on covers and pages edges, faint marks on end paper, pages as new.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003e\nAre of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce\u003cbr\u003e\nSee our other listings on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55452838822180,"sku":null,"price":84.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/137222.jpg?v=1782965770","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-home-of-the-blizzard-story-of-the-australasian-antarctic-expedition-1911","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}