Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration

Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 393
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ISBN-10 : 9780393240160
ISBN-13 : 0393240169
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Download or read book Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration written by David Roberts and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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