This volume offers accounts of two of the 19th-century expeditions that took place in the so-called heroic era of Antarctic exploration. The first is Sir Douglas Mawson's 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition. The other is Ernest Shackleton's unsuccessful attempt to cross the Antarctic continent from 1914-16 and the extraordinary survival of his entire party after the expedition's ship, Endurance, was crushed and sunk in the pack ice.
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This volume offers accounts of two of the 19th-century expeditions that took place in the so-called heroic era of Antarctic exploration. The first is Sir Douglas Mawson's 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition. The other is Ernest Shackleton's unsuccessful attempt to cross the Antarctic continent from 1914-16 and the extraordinary survival of his entire party after the expedition's ship, Endurance, was crushed and sunk in the pack ice.
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Near Fine Condition. No Dust Jacket. 2002 Paperback Edition: 292 pages, illustrated, b/w photos, maps. Previous owners inscription back of front cover otherwise contents clean. Appears unread. 2 books in one. Great reading. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. ISBN: 1841582204. ISBN/EAN: 9781841582207. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3725.
