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

Roberts, David, 1943-

Alone on the ice : the greatest survival story in the history of exploration / David Roberts. - 1st ed. - New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2013. - 368 p., [24] p. of plates : ill, maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 9780393240160 (hardcover) 0393240169 (hardcover) 9780393083712 (hardcover) 0393083713 (hardcover)

LCCN: 2012037677

Subjects--Personal Names:
Mawson, Douglas, Sir, 1882-1958 --Travel.

Subjects--Meeting Names:
Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Antarctica--Discovery and exploration.

LC Class. No.: G850 1911 / .R63 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 919.8904

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